sat
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of sit.
sat
1 American
[sat]
/ sæt /
verb
sat
2
American
[suht]
/ sʌt /
SAT
3
American
Trademark.
sat.
4
American
abbreviation
-
saturate.
-
saturated.
Sat.
5
American
abbreviation
-
Saturday.
-
Saturn.
Sat.
1
British
abbreviation
-
Saturday
-
Saturn
sat
2
British
/ sʌt /
adjective
-
very tired; exhausted
-
drunk
SAT
3
British
abbreviation
sat
4
British
/ sæt /
verb
Etymology
Origin of sat2
< Sanskrit: literally, being
Origin of SAT3
Originally an abbreviation of Scholastic Aptitude Test and later, Scholastic Assessment Test
Example Sentences
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A mansion on Mulholland Drive, owned by a billionaire’s son, sat vacant for years and was covered in graffiti.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
While arenas sat empty and the sport sat idle, a representative for Clippers superstar Kawhi Leonard named Dennis Robertson wanted $10 million more dollars a year for his client.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
During Thursday's hearing all five defendants sat in the glass-fronted dock, watched by members of the public from the public gallery balcony above.
From BBC ● Sep. 3, 2026
“We just kind of sat down with this, do we really want to be homeowners right now? Or did it just feel like the world is telling us we should be,” Natalie Slagle, 35, said.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
Herr Gutlieber sat down stiffly on the edge of a chair and fixed his eyes on the cup in his lap.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Earnings-call word choice is rarely accidental—whether it’s Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan quietly sliding obscure SAT words into scripts or retail leaders sending signals to anyone who’s listening.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026
The College Board, for instance, fully integrated the free digital-graphing tool Desmos directly into its digital SAT in 2024, and followed up by doing so with calculator-based AP exams this spring.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 18, 2026
SAT and AP tests now offer free digital graphing options for students, but it’s harder than it seems for school districts to look beyond Texas Instruments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
The Board of Regents would receive a recommendation on whether to require the SAT or ACT no later than June 2027.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
He had given Willow practice exams in everything from the required three-hour test for application to medical school to fourteen of the SAT Subject II's.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
“I knew she had been on a rough road but there she sat. That took guts. She still has that spark,” says Spencer, now vice-president of institutional advancement at the university.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2020
Various dates and times; starts sat., ends Nov. 15.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2019
“We sat. We discussed the battle. He remembered everything up to the minute,” Naimo said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2017
On the nine year old’s Facebook page, she has posted a message: “Zombie hunting at the ranch in lochart in sat. wish us luck.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2014
"I'm sufficiently 'savvy' to pull sat. all right."
From Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis by H. Irving (Harrie Irving) Hancock
A strong winter storm will impact the region Thu. into Sat., with potential blizzard conditions Thu. eve into Fri. eve.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
Though the company’s Italian website remained live, outlets in Turin, Parma, Rome and elsewhere offered the same discouraging message: “Sun. to Sat. CLOSED.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
Warming up Saturday and rain will reach the Washington coast Sat. afternoon and spread inland Saturday evening.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 25, 2022
Sat., noon, 2 and 7 p.m.; next Sun.,
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 20, 2017
Käthe’s gone back to Alsace and I’m waiting for the moon again—everything in place and we’ve had confirmation of a bomber flypast planned for Sat. night—whether or not Op.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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