Collocation
take a seat
to sit down, often as a polite invitation or instruction
Definition
'take a seat' is a common English collocation. to sit down, often as a polite invitation or instruction
take + a seat
“Please take a seat and I will be with you in a moment.”
Examples
- Please take a seat in the waiting area.
- Take a seat and tell me what happened.
- She smiled and asked us to take a seat.
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- The teacher told the class to take a seat before the test began.
- After the long flight, I was happy to take a seat near the window.
- When the meeting started, everyone took a seat without speaking.
- If you would like to discuss the contract, please take a seat in my office.
- He offered her his chair and waited until she took a seat.
- As soon as we took a seat, the waiter brought over menus and water.
More verb + determiner + nouns
- make a decision to choose what to do after thinking about different options
- make a mistake to do something wrong or incorrectly
- join a meeting to enter and take part in a scheduled meeting, especially an online one
- make an excuse to invent or give a reason (often not true) to avoid doing something or to explain a mistake
- make a mess to create a dirty, untidy, or disorganized situation; to spill, scatter, or cause disorder