sat

¹

[ sat ]

verb

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

sat

²

[ suht ]

noun

, Hinduism.

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

1. saturate.
2. saturated.

Sat.

⁵

abbreviation for

1. Saturday.
2. Saturn.

SAT

¹

abbreviation for

1. (in the US) Scholastic Aptitude Test

Sat.

²

abbreviation for

1. Saturday
2. Saturn

sat

³

/ sæt /

verb

1. See sit
   the past tense and past participle of sit

sat

⁴

/ sʌt /

adjective

1. very tired; exhausted
2. drunk

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

Interesting that those who sat in judgment of him found those two sets of beliefs to be incompatible.

From The Daily Beast

So I just patted him kind-like on the shoulder and sat down.

From The Daily Beast

Just a few short years ago, I sat down at my computer, and I typed out a similar goodbye letter.

From The Daily Beast

I might have sat next to him in a class, and joked or something.

From The Daily Beast

Miles of Soviet era housing projects sat along on the ocean.

From The Daily Beast

Edna did not reveal so much as all this to Madame Ratignolle that summer day when they sat with faces turned to the sea.

From Project Gutenberg

With a suffocating gasp, she fell back into the chair on which she sat, and covered her face with her hands.

From Project Gutenberg

Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.

From Project Gutenberg

The president sat in a chair which came over with the pilgrims in their ship, the Mayflower.

From Project Gutenberg

She sat straight up in bed, and jerked her hands to her head, and screamed long and terribly.

From Project Gutenberg

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