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CHAIR/tʃeə/

A chair is a seat for one person, with a back. A stool often has no back; a sofa seats more than one. Classroom English: sit on the chair / take a chair. You sit on a chair, even though you sit in an armchair.

Meaning

A seat for one person.

Examples

• “Please sit on this chair.”
• “There are not enough chairs.”

Good to know

sit on a chair. An armchair is bigger and softer.

Near in meaning

seat

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