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IELTS BNC: 1029 COCA: 946

chair
1 chair /ˈtʃeɚ/ noun
plural chairs
1 chair
/ˈtʃeɚ/
noun
plural chairs
Learner's definition of CHAIR
1 
[count] : a seat for one person that has a back and usually four legs椅子
2 
[count]
a  : the person who is the leader of a department at a college or university（学院或大学的）系主任
b  : the person who is the leader of a meeting, organization, committee, or event会议主持人；主席；会长
— see also chairman, chairperson, chairwoman
3 
the chair US, informal : electric chair
2 chair /ˈtʃeɚ/ verb
chairs; chaired; chairing
2 chair
/ˈtʃeɚ/
verb
chairs; chaired; chairing
Learner's definition of CHAIR
[+ object]
: to be in charge of a meeting, organization, committee, or event : to be the chairperson of (something)主持；担任（会议、组织、委员会或大型活动的）主席
IELTS BNC: 1029 COCA: 946

chair

1 of 2

noun

ˈcher How to pronounce chair (audio)
plural chairs
1
a
: a seat typically having four legs and a back for one person
b
: electric chair
—used with the
2
a
: an official seat or a seat of authority, state, or dignity
b
: an office or position of authority or dignity
c
: professorship
holds a university chair
d
: chairperson sense 1
was appointed chair of the committee
3
: a position of employment usually of one occupying a chair or desk
specifically : the position of a player in an orchestra or band
4
: any of various devices that hold up or support
5
: a sedan chair

chair

2 of 2

verb

chaired; chairing; chairs

transitive verb

1
: to preside as chairperson of
chaired a commission
2
: to install in office
3
chiefly British : to carry on the shoulders in acclaim
we chaired you through the market place A. E. Housman

Synonyms

Noun

Example Sentences

Noun a chair by the window We'll need a table and four chairs for the dining room. He is now chair of the English department. She's chair of the school board this year. Address any questions to the committee chair. a murderer who was sentenced to the chair Verb He's been chosen to chair the task force on school violence. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Spain’s Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA is providing phones, laptops and, if requested, a chair, screen, mouse and keyboard. Nicholas Comfort, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 The chair, which looks very uncomfortable, appears in a 19th-century illustration of the White House. Menachem Wecker, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2022 Those guidelines didn’t matter, Lufthansa’s rep said, according to Langevin — the airlines could set their own policies, and the chair wasn’t going to fly. Tim Craig, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2022 Republican chair: Ohio Republican Party Chairman Bob Paduchik survived an attempt by state party officials to replace him less than two months before the November general election. Cliff Pinckard, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 Mercedes Schlapp, who served as Trump’s White House strategic communications director and is married to the chair of the American Conservative Union. Meg Kinnard, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Sep. 2022 What was your opinion or your reaction to the chair’s speech at Jackson Hole? MS. Nick Timiraos, WSJ, 9 Sep. 2022 Mike Tirico promoted to the No. 1 play-by-play chair at NBC. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 His comments echoed Fed vice chair Lael Brainard's, who spoke at a banking policy conference in New York on Wednesday. Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 9 Sep. 2022
Verb
The current president of CAS is John Coates, the longtime Australian IOC member who is currently serving his second term as vice president and who, oh by the way, just happens to chair the IOC’s Legal Affairs Commission. Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2022 Jordan, one of the few Freedom Caucus members to whom McCarthy is close, will likely chair the Judiciary Committee if Republicans take the House. Grace Segers, The New Republic, 11 Aug. 2022 Former Little Rock mayor Jim Dailey will co-chair a campaign committee in support of the Aug. 9 Little Rock referendum on extending the city's 3.0-mill capital-improvement levy, according to a news release issued Thursday. Joseph Flaherty, Arkansas Online, 21 July 2022 Award-winning actor Jeffrey Wright will co-chair the organization. Brent Lang, Variety, 14 July 2022 Wragge will also chair the foundation’s investment committee. Ian Allison, Fortune, 6 July 2022 Stoorza-Gill served on numerous civic boards and was the first woman to chair the Greater San Diego Chamber of Commerce. San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Sep. 2021 Before being elected to chair the River Authority’s board, Campbell was vice chairman. Elena Bruess, San Antonio Express-News, 5 Jan. 2022 That law calls for the governor’s appointee to chair the authority. Carole Carlson, chicagotribune.com, 8 Dec. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English chaiere, from Anglo-French, from Latin cathedra, from Greek kathedra, from kata- cata- + hedra seat — more at sit

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Verb

1552, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of chair was in the 13th century

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IELTS BNC: 1029 COCA: 946
chair

noun¹

 1piece of furniture傢具  ➡ see also armchair ADJECTIVE | ... OF CHAIRS | VERB + CHAIR | CHAIR + VERB | CHAIR + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤comfortable, comfy (informal) , cushioned, padded, plush, soft, upholstered舒適的椅子；帶墊的椅子；加襯墊的椅子；絨毛椅；軟椅；布面椅▸➤hard, uncomfortable硬椅子；不舒適的椅子▸➤deep, low深椅子；低椅子▸➤high-backed, straight-backed, wing-backed, winged高靠背椅；直靠背椅；翼狀靠背扶手椅▸➤rickety搖搖晃晃的椅子▸➤reclining, rocking, swivel躺椅；搖椅；轉椅◇He lay back in the reclining chair and went to sleep.他躺在躺椅上睡着了。◇She sat down in the swivel chair behind her desk.她在書桌後面的轉椅上坐下。➤folding摺叠椅▸➤matching配套的椅子◇a dining table and four matching chairs一張餐桌和四把配套的椅子➤empty空椅子◇He gestured to an empty chair.他指向一把空椅子。➤antique古董椅子▸➤leather, metal, plastic, steel, wicker, wooden, etc.皮椅子、金屬椅、塑料椅、鋼椅、藤椅、木椅等▸➤dining, kitchen, lounge (especially NAmE) 餐桌椅；廚房椅；客廳椅▸➤computer, desk, office電腦椅；書桌椅；辦公椅▸➤beach, garden, lawn (especially NAmE) 海灘椅；花園椅；草坪椅... OF CHAIRS➤row一排椅子▸➤set一套椅子◇a set of antique dining chairs一套古董餐桌椅VERB + CHAIR➤draw up, pull up拽出／拉過椅子◇'Can I join you?' 'Yes, pull up a chair.'“我可以加入嗎？”“可以，拽一把椅子過來吧。”➤pull out拉出椅子◇He pulled out a chair for her.他為她拉出一把椅子。➤grab, have, take搶佔椅子；坐下◇Come in and take a chair.進來，請坐。➤give sb給某人椅子◇He gave her his chair.他給她讓座。➤push back推開椅子◇He pushed back his chair and got to his feet.他推開椅子，站了起來。➤collapse into/onto, flop (back/down) in/into/on/onto, lower yourself into, settle (back) in/into/on, sink (back/down) into, sit (down) in/on, slump (back/down) in/into癱坐到椅子上；跌坐到椅子上；屈身坐到椅子上；坐到椅子上；一屁股坐到椅子上◇She dropped her bags and flopped down into the nearest chair.她扔下包，跌坐到最近的椅子裏。➤lean back in, lie back in, lounge (back) in, recline (back) in, relax (back) in靠在椅背上；向後斜靠在椅子上；懶洋洋地靠在椅子上；斜靠在椅子上；放鬆地靠在椅子上◇He put his feet up on the desk and lay back in his chair.他把腳架在桌子上，身體後仰在椅子上。➤be sprawled in, sprawl in手腳伸開靠在椅子上▸➤lean forward in身子前傾坐在椅子上▸➤straighten (up) in挺直身子坐在椅子上◇They straightened in their chairs when the manager burst in.經理突然進來時，他們趕緊坐直。➤get out of, get up from/off, jump (up) from/out of, leap out of/from, rise from從椅子上起來；從椅子上蹦起來◇He got up from his chair to address the meeting.他從椅子上站起來向與會者講話。➤rock backwards and forwards in/on, shift about in, shift in, tip back坐在椅子上前後晃動；在椅子上不斷變換坐姿；把椅子往後傾斜◇He was shifting about uneasily in his chair.他在椅子上不安地動來動去。◇She tipped her chair back and fixed her gaze full upon him.她把椅子後傾，目不轉睛地盯着他。➤swivel, swivel (around) in, swivel on坐在椅子上旋轉◇She always swivels around in her chair.她總是坐在椅子上轉來轉去。CHAIR + VERB➤be placed, stand椅子放置於／位於◇A chair stood facing the window.一把椅子對着窗口。➤swivel椅子轉動➤tip back椅子後傾▸➤fall over, topple over椅子翻倒／傾倒▸➤creak椅子嘎吱作響◇The chair creaked every time I moved.我一動，這椅子就吱呀呀地響。➤scrape sth, scrape against sth, scrape along sth椅子刮擦⋯◇Lisa heard a chair scraping the floor.莉薩聽到椅子刮擦地板的聲音。CHAIR + NOUN➤arm, back, leg, seat椅子扶手；椅子靠背；椅子腿；椅子座部▸➤cover, frame椅套；椅子架PREPOSITION➤into a/the chair進椅子裏◇He sank into his chair and opened the letter.他一屁股坐到椅子上，打開了信。➤in a/the chair在椅子裏◇She leaned back in her chair and lit a cigarette.她仰靠在椅子上，點了一根煙。➤on a/the chair在椅子上◇A cat was asleep on the chair.一隻貓在椅子上睡着了。PHRASES➤the arm of a chair, the back of a chair, the edge of a chair, the leg of a chair椅子的扶手；椅子的靠背；椅子邊；椅子腿◇She gripped the arm of her chair as she spoke.她說話時緊抓着椅子的扶手。◇He sat nervously on the edge of his chair.他不安地坐在椅子邊上。
chair

noun²

 2person controlling a meeting會議掌控者ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHAIR | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤acting, deputy代理主席；副主席➤honorary名譽主席VERB + CHAIR➤occupy, take (both especially BrE) 擔任主席◇Anne took the chair (= was chairperson) in Carol's absence.因卡羅爾沒有出席，安妮主持了會議。➤address (sth to)向主席陳述（⋯）◇Please address your questions to the chair.請向主席提出你的問題。➤appoint sb (as), elect sb (as)任命／選舉某人為主席PREPOSITION➤in the chair (especially BrE) 擔任會議主席◇Paul Ryan was in the chair (= was chairperson) at today's meeting.今天的會議由保羅・瑞安主持。
chair

noun³

 3position in a university大學職位ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHAIR ADJECTIVE➤professorial教授職位VERB + CHAIR➤hold, occupy擔任教授◇He held the Chair of Psychology at Yale.他在耶魯大學任心理學教授。➤appoint sb to任命某人為教授▸➤resign辭去教授職位▸➤endow, establish為設立教授職位而捐資；設立教授職位◇A private benefactor endowed the new Chair of Japanese Literature.一位私人贊助者捐資設立了新的日本文學教授職位。

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