have a seat

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have a seat

verb has a seat · having a seat · had a seat

  1. To sit down; to take a seat.
  2. idiomatic A polite directive to sit down Thanks for coming in. Please, have a seat.

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verb to sit down

日本語着席する chakuseki-suru, 座る suwaru, 腰掛ける koshikakeru
中文坐下 zuòxià
Portuguêssentar, sentar-se
Françaisprendre place, s'asseoir
DeutschPlatz nehmen, sich setzen
Русскийсади́ться sadítʹsja, сесть sestʹ, присе́сть priséstʹ
العربيةجَلَسَ jalasa

verb polite directive

Españolsiéntate, siéntese, tome asiento
日本語座ってください suwatte kudasai
中文請坐 /请坐 qǐng zuò
Portuguêssente-se
Françaisasseyez-vous (je vous en prie or s'il vous plaît)
Deutschnehmen Sie Platz, nimm Platz
Русскийсади́тесь, пожа́луйста sadítesʹ, požálujsta, приса́живайтесь prisáživajtesʹ
العربيةاِجْلِسْ ijlis

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@misc{have_a_seat_2026,
  title = {have a seat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/have%20a%20seat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}