"take the chair" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: takes the chair [present, singular, third-person], taking the chair [participle, present], took the chair [past], taken the chair [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> the chair}} take the chair (third-person singular simple present takes the chair, present participle taking the chair, simple past took the chair, past participle taken the chair)
  1. (figuratively) To chair; to preside over as chairperson. Tags: figuratively Related terms: take a chair
    Sense id: en-take_the_chair-en-verb-PsUVBNIC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for take the chair meaning in English (1.1kB)

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