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To sit down on a chair: to go from a non-seated position to sitting on a chairTo sit down on a chair: to go from a non-seated position to sitting on a chair.
» Tom pulled up a chair and sat down.
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2 senses(imperative)To sit down on a chair: to go from a non-seated position to sitting on a chair.
Pull up a chair! The meeting's about to begin.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pull up, chair.
Please pull up a chair and sit down.
Examples
4 sentencesForms
pulls up a chair, pulling up a chair, pulled up a chair, pulled up a chair| Base form | pull up a chair · to pull up a chair |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | pulls up a chair |
| Present participle | pulling up a chair |
| Past simple | pulled up a chair |
| Past participle | pulled up a chair |
irregular
Synonyms
1 synonymspull up a pew
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.