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take a seat

VERB

sit

Synonyms

STRONG

be seated give feet a rest grab a chair have a place have a seat hunker park perch plop down pose posture put it there relax remain rest seat seat oneself settle squat take a load off take a place

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart move stand straighten

Example Sentences

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If Pershing Square were to take an activist position in a company and take a seat on its board of directors, the firm would then be subject to strict trading restrictions, the filing warned.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

Trump put White House economist Miran on the board in September to take a seat with a 14-year term expiring Jan. 31.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

We step back out into the cool night, amble back to the center and take a seat in front of the arcade at Café Iruña.

From Salon • Nov. 8, 2025

An invitation to take a seat next to Carson after a stand-up set turbocharged the careers of many top comedians.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 18, 2025

Violet hoists herself into the hammock in her yard while I take a seat on a wrought-iron bench under the shade of a maple.

From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed

take a seat

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