chair

[US]/tʃeər/
[UK]/chɛr/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n.a seat with a back and four legs; the position of the leader at a meeting or event; a university professor's position
v.to make someone sit down in a chair; to make someone take on a leadership role; to preside over a meeting or event; to lift a winner high in celebration
Word Forms
Pluralchairs
Third Person Singularchairs
Past Participlechaired
Past Tensechaired
Present Participlechairing

Phrases & Collocations

armchair expert

sofæekspert

office chair

kontorstol

rocking chair

gyngestol

high chair

høj stol

lounge chair

liggestol

dining chair

spisestuestol

plastic chair

plaststol

folding chair

sammenklappelig stol

director's chair

direktørstol

stool chair

fodskammel

Example Sentences

she sat on the chair and read a book.

Hun satte sig i stolen og læste en bog.

can you bring me a chair from the other room?

Kan du hente en stol fra det andet rum?

the chair needs to be repaired because it’s broken.

Stolen skal repareres, fordi den er gået i stykker.

he prefers a comfortable chair for studying.

Han foretrækker en behagelig stol til at studere.

they arranged the chairs in a circle for the meeting.

De arrangerede stolene i en cirkel til mødet.

she bought a new chair for her office.

Hun købte en ny stol til sit kontor.

the chair was too high for the desk.

Stolen var for høj til skrivebordet.

he offered her his chair when she arrived.

Han tilbød hende sin stol, da hun ankom.

the chair was made of solid wood.

Stolen var lavet af massivt træ.

she decorated the chair with a colorful cushion.

Hun dekorerede stolen med en farverig pude.

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