chair
An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back,…An item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
» The boy sat on a chair.
Der Junge saß auf einem Stuhl.
Мальчик сел на стул.
Хлопчик сів на стілець.
Хлопець сів на стілець.
Meaning
9 sensesAn item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
All I need to weather a snowstorm is hot coffee, a warm fire, a good book and a comfortable chair.
I sat on my chair to have dinner.
Sessel, Stuhl
стулstul
стіле́цьstilécʹ, крі́слоkríslo
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
(usually, with definite article)The post or position of chairperson.
The meeting began, with Mr Roberts in the chair.
the position of professor
The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.
a particular seat in an orchestra
A cast-iron component used on railways to support bullhead rails and secure them to the sleepers.
(physical)One of two possible conformers of cyclohexane rings (the other being boat), shaped roughly like a chair.
A distinguished professorship at a university.
Lehrstuhl
ка́федраkáfedra
A vehicle for one person; either a sedan borne upon poles, or a two-wheeled carriage drawn by one horse; a gig.
The seat or office of a person in authority, such as a judge or bishop.
an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person
An assigned position in a beauty salon or barbershop.
Melinda has the best chair in the salon.
Examples
1295 sentencesThe boy sat on a chair.
Хлопчик сів на стілець.
ruМальчик сел на стул.
deDer Junge saß auf einem Stuhl.
This chair is made of plastic.
Цей стілець зроблено з пластику.
ruЭтот стул сделан из пластика.
deDieser Stuhl ist aus Plastik hergestellt.
The dog jumped over a chair.
Собака перестрибнув через стілець.
deDer Hund sprang über einen Stuhl.
The teacher sat on the chair.
Учитель сидів на стільці.
deDer Lehrer saß auf dem Stuhl.
She tied him to the chair.
Вона прив'язала його до стільця.
ruОна привязала его к стулу.
deSie fesselte ihn an den Stuhl.
Translations
9 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cFrom Middle English chayere, chayer, chayre, from Old French chaiere, chaere, from Latin cathedra (“seat”), from Ancient Greek καθέδρα (kathédra), from κατά (katá, “down”) + ἕδρα (hédra, “seat”). Partially displaced native stool and settle, which now have more specialised senses. Doublet of cathedra and chaise.
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Forms
plural: chairsSynonyms
6 synonyms- the position of professor:professorship
- an instrument of execution by electrocution; resembles an ordinary seat for one person:electric chairdeath chairhot seat
- the officer who presides at the meetings of an organization:presidentchairperson
Word family
154 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Home and furniture — Because the lesson uses it
Collocations
12 patterns- this chair is
- in his chair
- on the chair
- his rocking chair
- folding chairs
- the folding chairs
- on a chair
- rocking chair
- broken chair
- chair in the
- the broken chair
- chair and sat