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chair /tʃeə(r)/ /tʃer/ Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chair__us_1.mp3 chair(noun)/tʃeə(r)/ /tʃer/a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legsSEE ALSO armchairhttps://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/armchair_2a table and chairsSit on your chair!an old man asleep in a chair (= an armchair)She was sitting in her favourite chair.He sighed and leaned back in his chair.‘Sit down,’ she said, pointing to the empty chair next to her.a comfortable chaira wooden/leather/plastic chaira folding/reclining/swivel chairan office/a desk chairExtra Examples‘Please, be my guest.’ He gestured towards an empty chair.A cat was asleep on the chair.His tall figure was slumped into his chair.Rising slowly from his chair he went to a bookcase.A chair stood facing the window.Come in and take a chair (= sit down).He gave her his chair.He got up from his chair to address the meeting.He lay back in the reclining chair and went to sleep.He gestured to an empty chair.He pulled out a chair for her.He pushed back his chair and got to his feet.He put his feet up on the desk and lay back in his chair.He sank into his chair and opened the letter.He sat nervously on the edge of his chair.He was shifting about uneasily in his chair.Lisa heard a chair scraping the floor.a set of antique dining chairsa dining table and four matching chairsThey straightened in their chairs when the manager burst in.The chair creaked every time I moved.She tipped her chair back and fixed her gaze full upon him.She swivelled round in her chair and picked up the phone.She leaned back in her chair and lit a cigarette.She gripped the arm of her chair as she spoke.She dropped her bags and flopped down into the nearest chair.She returned to the swivel chair (= one on which the seat turns around without moving the base) behind her desk.She always swivels around in her chair.dining/kitchen chairsthe position of being in charge of a meeting or committee; the person who holds this positionWho is in the chair today?All remarks should be addressed to the chair.She takes the chair in all our meetings.the chair of the committeeHe was elected chair of the city council.The chairs of all the subcommittees will meet on Friday.Extra ExamplesAnne took the chair in Carol's absence.Paul Ryan was in the chair at today's meeting.Please address your questions to the chair.the position of being in charge of a department in a universityHe holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford.the department chairExtra ExamplesHe held the Chair of Psychology at Yale.He held the Chair of Botany at Cambridge University for thirty years.A private benefactor endowed the new Chair of Japanese Literature.(especially in the US) a chair in which criminals are killed by having a powerful electric current passed through their bodies; the method of execution that uses this chairWord OriginMiddle English: from Old French chaiere (modern chaire ‘bishop's throne, etc.’, chaise ‘chair’), from Latin cathedra ‘seat’, from Greek kathedra. Compare with cathedral.

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(noun) a table and chairssit on your chair!an old man asleep in a chair (= an armchair)she was sitting in her favourite chair.  This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

Word3	chair
WordType	(noun)
Phonetic	/tʃeə(r)/ /tʃer/
Example	a table and chairs sit on your chair! an old man asleep in a chair (= an armchair) she was sitting in her favourite chair.
Sound	Online sound. https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/media/english/us_pron/c/cha/chair/chair__us_1.mp3
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Content	chair (noun)/tʃeə(r)/ /tʃer/ a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, with a back, a seat and four legs SEE ALSO armchair https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/armchair_2 a table and chairs Sit on your chair! an old man asleep in a chair (= an armchair) She was sitting in her favourite chair. He sighed and leaned back in his chair. ‘Sit down,’ she said, pointing to the empty chair next to her. a comfortable chair a wooden/leather/plastic chair a folding/reclining/swivel chair an office/a desk chair Extra Examples ‘Please, be my guest.’ He gestured towards an empty chair. A cat was asleep on the chair. His tall figure was slumped into his chair. Rising slowly from his chair he went to a bookcase. A chair stood facing the window. Come in and take a chair (= sit down). He gave her his chair. He got up from his chair to address the meeting. He lay back in the reclining chair and went to sleep. He gestured to an empty chair. He pulled out a chair for her. He pushed back his chair and got to his feet. He put his feet up on the desk and lay back in his chair. He sank into his chair and opened the letter. He sat nervously on the edge of his chair. He was shifting about uneasily in his chair. Lisa heard a chair scraping the floor. a set of antique dining chairs a dining table and four matching chairs They straightened in their chairs when the manager burst in. The chair creaked every time I moved. She tipped her chair back and fixed her gaze full upon him. She swivelled round in her chair and picked up the phone. She leaned back in her chair and lit a cigarette. She gripped the arm of her chair as she spoke. She dropped her bags and flopped down into the nearest chair. She returned to the swivel chair (= one on which the seat turns around without moving the base) behind her desk. She always swivels around in her chair. dining/kitchen chairs the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee; the person who holds this position Who is in the chair today? All remarks should be addressed to the chair. She takes the chair in all our meetings. the chair of the committee He was elected chair of the city council. The chairs of all the subcommittees will meet on Friday. Extra Examples Anne took the chair in Carol's absence. Paul Ryan was in the chair at today's meeting. Please address your questions to the chair. the position of being in charge of a department in a university He holds the chair of philosophy at Oxford. the department chair Extra Examples He held the Chair of Psychology at Yale. He held the Chair of Botany at Cambridge University for thirty years. A private benefactor endowed the new Chair of Japanese Literature. (especially in the US) a chair in which criminals are killed by having a powerful electric current passed through their bodies; the method of execution that uses this chair Word Origin Middle English: from Old French chaiere (modern chaire ‘bishop's throne, etc.’, chaise ‘chair’), from Latin cathedra ‘seat’, from Greek kathedra. Compare with cathedral.
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