chair
Translation
chair, chairperson, professorship
Examples
Please take a chair.
Please take a chair.
She is the chair of the committee.
She is the chair of the committee.
Grammar Patterns
((a/the)) chair a piece of furniture for sitting on Please take a chair.
((the)) chair ((of sth.)) the person in charge of a meeting or organization She is the chair of the committee.
Similar Words
Synonyms: seat, stool, bench
Etymology
From Old French 'chaiere', from Latin 'cathedra' ('seat').
Memory Tips
A common piece of furniture for one person to sit on. The 'ch' sound is like in 'cheese'.