take a seat

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take a seat

verb takes a seat · taking a seat · took a seat · taken a seat

To sit down; to become seated, to sit. My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it.
Similar: pull up a chair, take a chair, take a pew, take one's seat, take several seats
To be benched, to leave the area of play

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verb sit down

Español	tomar asiento
Français	prendre un siège

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@misc{take_a_seat_2026,
  title = {take a seat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/take%20a%20seat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}