sat

verb

1. 1

   Also a form of sitsimple past and past participle of sit

   I sat in the middle of the park.

   Jill sat Jack down for a talk.

   We sat ourselves down for dinner.

   The children were sat at a low table. (informal; chiefly UK/Commonwealth)

adjective

1. 1

   Variant of satisfactoryAbbreviation of satisfactory.

2. 2

   Variant of satisfiedAbbreviation of satisfied.

3. 3

   Variant of saturatedAbbreviation of saturated.

noun

1. 1

   Level of saturation (especially of oxygen in the blood).

   Also, your blood pressure and oxygen sats – that's the amount of oxygen in your blood.

   [T]his is her third admission for breathing difficulties. The first two admissions we managed to control her and discharge her home with her mum. This time we can't get her oxygen sats up—they're actually falling.

   Intubation is not necessary unless his oxygen sat reading is low.

2. 2

   Variant of satelliteAbbreviation of satellite (“artificial orbital body”).

3. 3

   Variant of satoriAbbreviation of satori (“a mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males)”).

4. 4

   Variant of satoshiAbbreviation of satoshi (“a hundred-millionth of a bitcoin”).

Forms

plural

sats

comparative

more sat

superlative

most sat