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sat

noun US /sæt/

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

How often you will meet it

Rank 282 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 76,798 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.037% of every word in the library.

It belongs to the first 500 words, the band worth learning before any other.

What it means

noun

  1. the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians also: Saturday, Sabbatum

CMU Pronouncing Dictionary · Princeton WordNet 3.1

sat in real books

Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.

  • Gloria sat in her favorite chair on the broad veranda.

    Gloria and Treeless Street · Annie Hamilton Donnell · Chapter 1

  • Because, while I was painting it, Dorian Gray sat beside me.

    The Picture of Dorian Gray · Oscar Wilde · Chapter 1

  • The two brothers sat up on their bolster, and stared into the darkness.

    Famous Stories Every Child Should Know · Hamilton Wright [Editor] Mabie · Chapter 1

  • He bit his lower lip and went and sat down before the desk again and turned on the electric reading-lamp.

    The Courage of the Commonplace · Mary Raymond Shipman Andrews · Chapter 1

  • For an hour he pottered around the barn, and for a long while he sat on the porch under the stars.

    The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1

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