settee

/sɛˈtiː/

noun 2name 1

Collocations

(noun.)

ADJ

comfortable, comfy | chintz, leather-covered, etc. | three-seater, two-seater | wide

VERB + SETTEE

sink down on/onto, sit (down) on, slump down on/onto

After a long day at work, she sank down onto the settee with a cup of tea.

be sprawled on, lie on, sprawl on

PREP

on the ~

The cat likes to nap on the settee during the afternoon.

PHRASES

the arm/back of a settee

Definitions

noun

A long seat with a back, made to accommodate several persons at once; a sofa.

The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah.

“You might have to calm this down, my darling. I'm not sure this settee can take it.” “This settee has taken centuries of our love.”

noun

A vessel with a very long, sharp prow, carrying two or three masts with lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean.

name

A surname from Cree.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a long wooden bench with a back

settle

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

The lounge was furnished in old English oak and big Knole settees. There were rugs from Tabriz and Kerman on the highly polished floor. […] A table lamp was fashioned from a silver Egyptian hookah.

Wiktionary

“You might have to calm this down, my darling. I'm not sure this settee can take it.” “This settee has taken centuries of our love.”

Wiktionary

As soon as he gets home he collapses on the settee and watches football on TV.

Tatoeba · #9004061

Grandad is having forty winks on the settee.

Tatoeba · #9988654

Have a kip on the settee.

Tatoeba · #10982441

Help me move the settee.

Tatoeba · #10982443

Usage Notes

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In some senses, settee is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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