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sentar.

to seat

6 characters2 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/senˈtaɾ/[sẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  1. to seat

    transitive
  2. to set, to establish, to lay

    transitive
    Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros.
  3. to sit down, have a seat

    pronominal
    ¿Puedo sentarme?
    ¡Siéntate!
  4. to settle down

    pronominal
  5. to assert

    transitive
  6. to suit, to fit

    figuratively · intransitive
  7. to sit well

    figuratively · intransitive
  8. to report

  9. to leave a mark on (the skin)

    colloquial · reflexive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *sedéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *sedēō Latin sedeō Proto-Indo-European *-onts Latin -ns Latin -ēns Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -āre Latin *-entāre Latin *sedentāre Spanish sentar Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sedentāre, from Latin sedēns, present participle of sedeō.

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