taking a seat
Lowering into chair
Taking a seat is sitting down, especially when invited or directed to do so: Please, taking a seat anywhere you like.
The phrase implies a deliberate action rather than casual settling—you take a seat in a waiting room, at a conference table, or when a judge instructs the courtroom.
Taking a seat can also mean assuming a position, as on a board or committee.
- sitRest on a seat
- sofaMulti-seat cushioned furniture
- occupyFill or dwell in
- sitting downAssuming a seated position
- chairSingle-person sitting furniture
stool · bench · pull up a chair · squat · perch · chaise longue · settle · hammock · couch · pew · mindfulness · negotiation · musical chairs · ottoman · audience · standing room only · meeting · bleachers
taking a seatstanding up
Assuming vertical posture
standing · rising · getting up · springing up · standing at attention
taking a seatdeparting
In process of leaving
leaving · walking out · exiting · stepping out · storming out
take, taking, takes, taken, taker, takers, retake, retakes, retaking