settee
gb/sˈɛtˈi/ us/sˈɛtˈi/
C1
English
kanapé, ülőpad
NOUN
C1
1
kanapé
A1
Usage pattern:
on the settee; sit on a settee
We bought a small settee for the corner of the living room.
Vettünk egy kis kanapét a nappali sarkába.
He sat down on the settee and took off his shoes.
Leült a kanapéra, és levette a cipőjét.
The hotel lobby had a velvet settee by the window.
Learner examples
I sat on the settee.
Leültem a kanapéra.
The settee is in the living room.
A kanapé a nappaliban van.
Common mistake:
Learners often confuse settee with settle (a different, more old-fashioned kind of wooden bench).
Meaning
a small sofa
Collocations
a two-seater settee
|a small settee
|a leather settee
|a velvet settee
|a comfortable settee
|a new settee
|an old settee
|sit on the settee
|curl up on the settee
|a settee in the living room
Synonyms
sofa (More general and more common in modern English.)
|
couch (Common in American English; often more casual.)
|
loveseat (Specifically a small two-person sofa (especially in North American English).)
Themes
home
|furniture
|daily_life
Definition
A small sofa for sitting.
A small sofa with a back and arms for two or more people to sit on.
NOUN
C2
LITERARY
2
ülőpad
B1
Usage pattern:
a settee in [place]
A carved wooden settee stood in the entrance hall.
Egy faragott fa ülőpad állt az előcsarnokban.
She left her bag on the settee by the door.
A táskáját az ajtó melletti ülőpadon hagyta.
The old cottage had a painted settee beside the hearth.
Learner examples
There is a settee in the hall.
Van egy ülőpad az előszobában.
Common mistake:
This older sense overlaps with bench/settle; in modern everyday English, people usually just say bench.
Meaning
a long bench with a back
Collocations
a wooden settee
|a carved settee
|a hallway settee
|a garden settee
|a settee by the door
|a settee in the hall
Synonyms
bench (More common modern word; may not suggest upholstery.)
|
settle (More specifically a heavy wooden bench with storage; strongly old-fashioned.)
Themes
furniture
|home
Definition
A long bench seat with a back.
A long seat like a bench, usually with a back and sometimes arms, especially in traditional or old-fashioned settings.
Grammar
Dictionary form
settee
IPA
GB/sˈɛtˈi/
US/sˈɛtˈi/
Syllables & stress
settee (1 syllable)
Stress on 1st syllable (settee)
Word forms
Noun
- Base: settee
- Plural: settees
Expressions
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