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How to pronounce chair
Say it like this: /t͡ʃɛɚ/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does chair mean?
nounAn item of furniture used to sit on or in, comprising a seat, legs or wheels, back, and sometimes arm rests, for use by one person.
“I sat on my chair to have dinner.”
The post or position of chairperson.
“The meeting began, with Mr Roberts in the chair.”
The seating position of a particular musician in an orchestra.
“My violin teacher used to play first chair with the Boston Pops.”
verbTo act as chairperson at; to preside over.
“Bob will chair tomorrow's meeting.”
To carry in a seated position upon one's shoulders, especially in celebration or victory.
“The time you won your town the race We chaired you through the marketplace.”
To award a chair to (a winning poet) at a Welsh eisteddfod.
“The poet was chaired at the national Eisteddfod.”
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