chair
/t͡ʃɛɚ/ verb C2- To act as chairperson at; to preside over. · Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.
- To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
He/she/it chairs · Past chaired · Past participle chaired · -ing form chairing
Verb forms
- Base form
- chair
- He/she/it
- chairs
- Past
- chaired
- Past participle
- chaired
- -ing form
- chairing
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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The news of the arrival of the Pharaon had not yet reached the old man, who, mounted on a chair, was amusing himself by training with trembling hand the nasturtiums and sprays of clematis that clambered over the trellis at his window.
“Oh, yes; sit down in that chair, please,” replied Oz.
Fernand closed his eyes, a burning sensation passed across his brow, and he was compelled to support himself by the table to prevent his falling from his chair; but in spite of all his efforts, he could not refrain from uttering a deep groan, which, however, was lost amid the noisy felicitations of the company.
Instinctively Fernand drew back his chair.
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