Meaning

simple past and past participle of sit.

Definitions by Sense

1. simple past and past participle of sit
2. Abbreviation of satisfactory.
3. Abbreviation of satisfied.
4. Abbreviation of saturated.
5. Abbreviation of satellite (“artificial orbital body”).
6. Abbreviation of satori (“a mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males)”).
7. Abbreviation of satoshi (“a hundred-millionth of a bitcoin”).
8. Level of saturation (especially of oxygen in the blood).

Example Sentences

I sat in the middle of the park.

Jill sat Jack down for a talk.

We sat ourselves down for dinner.

The children were sat at a low table. (informal; chiefly UK/Commonwealth)

Hold on, I’m sat on my arse while I’m writing this.

Also, your blood pressure and oxygen sats – that's the amount of oxygen in your blood.

[T]his is her third admission for breathing difficulties. The first two admissions we managed to control her and discharge her home with her mum. This time we can't get her oxygen sats up—they're actually falling.

Intubation is not necessary unless his oxygen sat reading is low.

Word Forms

• more sat
• most sat
• sats

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Use sat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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