sat

Definition

  • abbreviation: Scholastic Assessment Test
  • abbreviation: Saturday
  • past tense and past participle of 'sit'
  • used for a standardized test used to evaluate suitability for college admission

Examples

  • Though the movie was very boring, he 'sat' it 'out' to see how it ended.

  • He went over and 'sat' [='sat down'] in a chair next to the window.

  • The children 'sat' cross-legged on the floor playing a game.

Movie quotes

  • (..) Daddy, dark! There. Yes, yes. What's the matter with my Bonnie? A bear. Oh, a bear? A big bear? Dreadful big. And he sat on my chest. Well, I'll stay here and shoot him if he comes back. Good evening, Mr. Butler. Haven't I told you never to leave her alone in the dark? (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind
  • (..) Scarlett, you know, you get prettier all the time. You haven't changed a bit since the day of our last barbecue at Twelve Oaks... ...where you sat under a tree surrounded by dozens of beaux. That girl doesn't exist anymore. Nothing's turned out as I expected, Ashley. Nothing. (..)
    1939 Gone with the Wind