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sat

1 American  
[sat] / sæt /

verb

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

sat 2 American  
[suht] / sʌt /

noun

Hinduism.

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

  2. reality.

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.

sat. 4 American  

abbreviation

  1. saturate.

  2. saturated.

Sat. 5 American  

abbreviation

  1. Saturday.

  2. Saturn.

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

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When I finally stopped falling, I sat up.

From The Wall Street Journal

But when screenwriter Will Tracy sat down to pen his Oscar-nominated script for "Bugonia," he wanted to create a protagonist with a little more nuance.

From Barron's

Assuring him they were acting as private citizens, they sat around his long conference table and laid out their vision for the resort’s future.

From The Wall Street Journal

"We then sat on the plane on the tarmac for over three hours."

From BBC

AI fears sat at the top of the list of worries that the bond market was considering on Friday.

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