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noun | verb chairchair1 /tʃɛr/ ●●● S1 W2 noun ETYMOLOGYchair1Origin: 1200-1300 Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, from Greek, from kata- + hedra seat ► in a chair He was sitting in a chair. ► into a chair She sank exhausted into a chair. ► take the chair Republicans are set to take the chair of the committee. 1 [countable] a piece of furniture for one person to sit on, which has a back, a seat, and legs: He was sitting in a chair. She sank exhausted into a chair.2[countable] someone who is in charge of a meeting, a committee, or a college department SYN chairperson: Jones is the committee chair.chair of the chair of the board of governors3the chair the position of being in charge of a meeting or committee: Republicans are set to take the chair of the committee.4the chair informal the punishment of death by electric shock given in an electric chair: If he is found guilty, he could get the chair. [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French chaiere, from Latin cathedra, from Greek, from kata- + hedra seat] noun | verb chairchair2 ●○○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEchair |
Present | I, you, we, they | chair | | he, she, it | chairs | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | chaired | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have chaired | | he, she, it | has chaired | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had chaired | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will chair | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have chaired |
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Present | I | am chairing | | he, she, it | is chairing | | you, we, they | are chairing | Past | I, he, she, it | was chairing | | you, we, they | were chairing | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been chairing | | he, she, it | has been chairing | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been chairing | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be chairing | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been chairing |
to be the chairperson of a meeting, committee, or college department: Biden chaired the Senate hearings. |