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chaired

/tʃeəd/

/tʃɛrd/

chairnoun

Definitions

A piece of furniture for one person to sit on, typically having a back and four legs.

She pulled out a chair and sat down at the table.

The position of a person in charge of a meeting or organization.

He was elected as the chair of the committee.

A professorship at a university.

She holds the chair of philosophy at the university.

An instrument of execution in the form of an electrically powered chair; the electric chair.

The convicted killer was sentenced to the chair.

The person who presides over a meeting or organization; a chairperson.

The chair called the meeting to order at nine o’clock.

chairverb

chaired

Past Simple

chaired

Past Simple

chaired

Past Participle

chairing

Gerund

/tʃeə/

/tʃɛr/

Translations

She will chair the meeting tomorrow.

Она будет председательствовать на собрании завтра.

Additional translations

ввести в заседание

Definitions

To preside over a meeting or organization.

She was asked to chair the committee meeting next week.

To carry (someone) aloft in a chair in celebration or honour, especially after a victory.

After winning the competition, the champion was chaired through the streets by supporters.

Synonyms

chairadjective

Definitions

Designed for, taken while, or relating to sitting on a chair.

The gym offers chair yoga classes for beginners.