sat
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of sit.
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sat
1 American
[sat]
/ sæt /
verb
sat
2
American
[suht]
/ sʌt /
SAT
3
American
Trademark.
sat.
4
American
abbreviation
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saturate.
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saturated.
Sat.
5
American
abbreviation
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Saturday.
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Saturn.
Sat.
1
British
abbreviation
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Saturday
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Saturn
sat
2
British
/ sʌt /
adjective
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very tired; exhausted
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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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Gerber — who during the interview sat next to her co-star Homer Gere — shared that she was “haunted” her whole life.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 19, 2026
"I can imagine what's going on in those hospitals now. I sat beside my daughter's bed for six days, praying and hoping for something to change, but she couldn't fight anymore," he said.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
There was no sign of discomfort or irritation as he sat and spoke.
From BBC ● Aug. 17, 2026
I looked to my left and, shockingly, there sat Martha Stewart.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
The chief sat down on the edge of his desk and looked at me steadily.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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
Wall Street analysts who cover Bank of America need a grasp of complex financial metrics, familiarity with regulatory ratios and, apparently, a high SAT vocabulary score.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 17, 2026
Michigan no longer mandates the SAT or ACT for undergraduate admissions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026
Math in particular has been a flash point at UC, where professors who have complained about declining student math skills say screening applicants with SAT scores could help bring in better-prepared first-year students.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
“ACT and SAT prep are kicking my butt,” Sonny says.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
“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
National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW; opens Sat., then Tuesdays through Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m., free.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 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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