take a seat

The phrase "take a seat" is commonly used to invite or request someone to sit down, often in a polite or formal context.

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Definition

A2General

(polite, formal)To sit down, usually as a polite invitation.

Example

Please take a seat while you wait for your appointment.
The teacher asked the students to take a seat before starting the lesson.

B1Sports

(informal, sports)To leave the playing area, often to be substituted or benched.

Example

The coach told him to take a seat after he committed the foul.
She had to take a seat due to an injury during the game.

Similar

Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "take a seat":

have a seat sit down sit under sit in pull up a chair sit with sit on sit back sit for sit upon sit right take a back seat sit on it take the bench sit over take one's place front seat box seat seating time jump seat window seat hot seat take a breath pop a squat sit still baby seat take a number bitch seat assume the position back seat sit out take a view sitting pretty buckle in take a knee take a shit take it easy take it plop down driver's seat take the wheel take a walk aisle seat take a picture