Kilo Lingo

chair

/tʃeə/

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Translation

A seat for one person, with a back and usually four legs, that you sit on.

Word origin

From Latin cathedra, meaning a seat, which came into English through Old French.

Origin
Latin
Root
cathedra

Grammar

Gender
Pluralchairs

Examples

Please .

Here "chair" is the seat you sit on.

four legs.

"Chair" is the thing with a back and legs.

six .

"Chairs" is the plural, meaning more than one chair.

A chair is a seat for one person to sit on. It has a flat part for your bottom, a back to lean against, and usually four legs to hold it up. You find chairs around a table or in any room.

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This word is part of lesson 8.