sentar

Meaning

1. (transitive) to seat
2. (ambitransitive, reflexive) to sit
3. (figuratively, transitive) to place (to put (an object or person) in a specific location)
4. (reflexive, transitive) to settle (to become established in a steady position)
5. (Brazil, informal, transitive) to land a blow; to hit; to deliver
6. (Brazil, ambitransitive, vulgar) to ride (to mount someone to have sex with them)

Concepts

sit

🪑

sit down

seat

💺

place

locate

put

set

settle

situate

sit up

fit

take a seat

have a seat

install

lay

Synonyms

sentar-se

estar sentado

sente-se

posar

pôr

assentar-se

assentar

💺

ficar

Translations

sedere

🪑

asseoir

🪑

sitzen

🪑

sentarse

seure

🪑

sedersi

جلس

🪑

sentar

💺

zitten

🪑

κάθομαι

s’asseoir

asseure’s

sedere

sich setzen

asseure

💺

Pronounced as (IPA)

/sẽˈta(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: sedēns

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese sentar, from Vulgar Latin *sedentare, from sedeō + *-entare.