chair
[ chair ]
/ tʃɛər /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
to preside over a meeting, committee, etc.
Idioms for chair
- to begin or open a meeting.
- to preside at a meeting; act as chairperson.
get the chair,
to be sentenced to die in the electric chair.
take the chair,
Origin of chair
usage note for chair
5. See
chairperson.
OTHER WORDS FROM chair
chair·less, adjective un·chair, verb (used with object)WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH chair
chair chairman chairperson chairwoman (see usage note at chairperson)Words nearby chair
chainplate,
chainsman,
chainstitch,
chainwheel,
chainwork,
chair,
chair bed,
chair car,
chair rail,
chair table,
chair warmer
Example sentences from the Web for chair
British Dictionary definitions for chair
chair
/ (tʃɛə) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for chair
C13: from Old French
chaiere, from Latin
cathedra, from Greek
kathedra, from
kata- down +
hedra seat; compare
cathedral
Idioms and Phrases with chair
chair
see musical chairs.