sat

¹

[sat]

verb

1. a simple past tense and past participle of sit.

sat

²

[suht]

noun

Hinduism.

1. (in Vedic mythology) the realm of existence, populated by people and gods.

2. reality.

SAT

³

Trademark.

1. a set of standardized college admissions tests developed by the College Board, the principal one measuring mathematical and verbal reasoning, and others measuring knowledge in specific subject areas.

sat.

⁴

abbreviation

1. saturate.

2. saturated.

Sat.

⁵

abbreviation

1. Saturday.

2. Saturn.

Sat.

¹

abbreviation

1. Saturday

2. Saturn

sat

²

/ sʌt /

adjective

1. very tired; exhausted

2. drunk

SAT

³

abbreviation

1. (in the US) Scholastic Aptitude Test

sat

⁴

/ sæt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of sit

Word History and Origins

Origin of sat¹

< Sanskrit: literally, being

Origin of sat²

Originally an abbreviation of Scholastic Aptitude Test and later, Scholastic Assessment Test

Word History and Origins

Origin of sat¹

Afrikaans

Example Sentences

As Mazzuckelli and other women dressed like Handmaids sat on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial alongside a massive copy of the U.S.

Read more on Salon

Six weeks in, the pair sat in a hospital room holding their breath as a tiny heartbeat appeared on the screen, but later that day, Daisy began to bleed heavily.

Read more on BBC

Bower described the “gothy folk, black metal” music he would play as he sat in the makeup chair, which would get faster and more hardcore as they progressed.

Read more on Los Angeles Times

The buildings' landlord said the residents' management company, on which some leaseholders had sat, had "amassed significant debts", and it was now considering legal action against it.

Read more on BBC

At breakfast on Tuesday, I sat with a teacher from Grand Junction, Colo., and a mother-daughter duo from Salt Lake City.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• cover 
• install 
• lie 
• park 
• perch 
• relax 
• remain 
• rest 
• seat 
• squat