chair
To act as chairperson atTo act as chairperson at; to preside over.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To act as chairperson at; to preside over.
Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.
Vorsitz m führen
preside over
(transitive)To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
(UK, Wales, transitive)To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.
The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.
Examples
1295 sentencesThe boy sat on a chair.
Хлопчик сів на стілець. — deniko
ruМальчик сел на стул. — odexed
deDer Junge saß auf einem Stuhl. — Wolf
This chair is made of plastic.
Цей стілець зроблено з пластику. — deniko
ruЭтот стул сделан из пластика. — marafon
deDieser Stuhl ist aus Plastik hergestellt. — Dejo
The dog jumped over a chair.
Собака перестрибнув через стілець. — deniko
deDer Hund sprang über einen Stuhl. — bonny37
The teacher sat on the chair.
Учитель сидів на стільці. — aandrusiak
deDer Lehrer saß auf dem Stuhl. — Espi
She tied him to the chair.
Вона прив'язала його до стільця. — deniko
ruОна привязала его к стулу. — Balamax
deSie fesselte ihn an den Stuhl. — Yorwba
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 1
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
chairs, chairing, chaired, chairedSynonyms
3 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Home and furniture — Because the lesson uses it
- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
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