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- [chair]
- /tʃɛər/
- /tʃeər/
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- [chair]
- /tʃɛər/
Definitions of chaired word
- noun chaired a seat, especially for one person, usually having four legs for support and a rest for the back and often having rests for the arms. 1
- noun chaired something that serves as a chair or supports like a chair: The two men clasped hands to make a chair for their injured companion. 1
- noun chaired a seat of office or authority. 1
- noun chaired a position of authority, as of a judge, professor, etc. 1
- noun chaired the person occupying a seat of office, especially the chairperson of a meeting: The speaker addressed the chair. 1
- noun chaired (in an orchestra) the position of a player, assigned by rank; desk: first clarinet chair. 1
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Origin of chaired
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English chaiere < Old French < Latin cathedra; see cathedra
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Parts of speech for Chaired
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
chaired popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
chaired usage trend in Literature
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verb chaired
- control — Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- organize — to form as or into a whole consisting of interdependent or coordinated parts, especially for united action: to organize a committee.
- run — execution
- attend — If you attend a meeting or other event, you are present at it.
- oversee — to direct (work or workers); supervise; manage: He was hired to oversee the construction crews.
noun chaired
- captained — Simple past tense and past participle of captain.
- helmed — Also, heaume. Also called great helm. a medieval helmet, typically formed as a single cylindrical piece with a flat or raised top, completely enclosing the head.
- monitored — (especially formerly) a student appointed to assist in the conduct of a class or school, as to help take attendance or keep order.
- slung — simple past tense and past participle of sling1 .
Antonyms for chaired
verb chaired
- disorder — lack of order or regular arrangement; confusion: Your room is in utter disorder.
- disorganize — to destroy the organization, systematic arrangement, or orderly connection of; throw into confusion or disorder.
- obey — to comply with or follow the commands, restrictions, wishes, or instructions of: to obey one's parents.
- ignore — to refrain from noticing or recognizing: to ignore insulting remarks.
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
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