have a seat

verb

To sit down; to take a seat.

“Thanks for coming in. Please, have a seat.”

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Meanings

verbhave a seat (third-person singular simple present has a seat, present participle having a seat, simple past and past participle had a seat)

present singular third person has a seat · participle present having a seat · participle past had a seat · past had a seat

  1. To sit down; to take a seat.
  2. idiomaticA polite directive to sit down

    Thanks for coming in. Please, have a seat.

Translations

Arabic اِجْلِسْ, جَلَسَ
  • اِجْلِسْ (ijlis)polite directive
  • جَلَسَ (jalasa)to sit down
Chinese Mandarin 請坐 /请坐, 坐下
  • 請坐 /请坐 (qǐng zuò)polite directive
  • 坐下 (zuòxià)to sit down
Czech posaďte se
  • posaďte sepolite directive
Danish sid ned, tag plads
  • sid nedto sit down
  • tag pladsto sit down
Dutch ga zitten
  • ga zittento sit down
Finnish istuutukaa, istuutua
  • istuutukaapolite directive
  • istuutuato sit down
French asseyez-vous (je vous en prie or s'il vous plaît), prendre place
  • asseyez-vous (je vous en prie or s'il vous plaît)polite directive
  • prendre placeto sit down
  • s'asseoirto sit down
German nehmen Sie Platz, nimm Platz
  • nehmen Sie Platzpolite directive
  • nimm Platzpolite directive
  • Platz nehmento sit down
  • sich setzento sit down
Hungarian foglaljon helyet, foglaljanak helyet
  • foglaljon helyetpolite directive
  • foglaljanak helyetpolite directive
  • foglalj helyetpolite directive
  • foglaljatok helyetpolite directive
  • helyet foglalto sit down
Indonesian silahkan duduk
  • silahkan dudukpolite directive
Japanese 座ってください, 着席する
  • 座ってください (suwatte kudasai)polite directive
  • 着席する (chakuseki-suru)to sit down
  • 座る (suwaru)to sit down
  • 腰掛ける (koshikakeru)to sit down
Persian بفرمایید بنشینید, بفرمایید
  • بفرمایید بنشینیدpolite directive
  • بفرماییدpolite directive
  • نشستن (nešastan)to sit down
Portuguese sente-se, sentar
  • sente-sepolite directive
  • sentarto sit down
  • sentar-seto sit down
Russian сади́тесь, пожа́луйста, приса́живайтесь
  • сади́тесь, пожа́луйста (sadítesʹ, požálujsta)polite directive
  • приса́живайтесь (prisáživajtesʹ)polite directive
  • сади́ться (sadítʹsja)to sit down
  • сесть (sestʹ)to sit down
  • присе́сть (priséstʹ)to sit down
Spanish siéntate, siéntese
  • siéntatepolite directive
  • siéntesepolite directive
  • tome asientopolite directive
Swedish slå dig ned, slå sig ned
  • slå dig nedpolite directive
  • slå sig nedto sit down
Turkish oturmak
  • oturmakto sit down
Cite this entry
APA

have a seat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20a%20seat

MLA

“have a seat.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20a%20seat. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “have a seat,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/have%20a%20seat.

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