sat

¹ American  

[sat] / sæt /

verb

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

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sat ² American  

[suht] / sʌt /

noun

Hinduism.

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

2. reality.

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SAT ³ American  

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.

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sat. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. saturate.

2. saturated.

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Sat. ⁵ American  

abbreviation

1. Saturday.

2. Saturn.

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Sat. ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. Saturday

2. Saturn

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sat ² British  

/ sʌt /

adjective

1. very tired; exhausted

2. drunk

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SAT ³ British  

abbreviation

1. (in the US) Scholastic Aptitude Test

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sat ⁴ British  

/ sæt /

verb

1. the past tense and past participle of sit

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Etymology

Origin of sat²

< Sanskrit: literally, being

Origin of SAT³

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

Example Sentences

“It sat here for a year,” Kyle said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

I sat at her bedside and came clean: I followed the peaceniks on a mission to Cuba.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Like many of her fellow volunteers, Hungarian beautician Krisztina Menczel sat idle in the past elections that kept nationalist Prime Minister Viktor Orban in power.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

The idea sat on hold until Riegler took on a challenge from a former advisor to write a scientific paper within a week.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

I sat down blinking at knives, forks, tablecloth—had I once eaten like this, every day in the year?

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

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