Collocations for chair - noun
1. piece of furniture
ADJ.
comfortable, comfy, cushioned, padded, plush, soft, upholstered | hard, uncomfortable | deep, low | high-backed, straight-backed, wing-backed, winged | rush-seated, tubular | rickety | reclining, swivel
He lay back in the reclining chair and went to sleep. | She returned to the swivel chair behind her desk.
He lay back in the reclining chair and went to sleep. | She returned to the swivel chair behind her desk.
folding | matching
a dining table and four matching chairs
a dining table and four matching chairs
empty
‘Please, be my guest.’ He gestured towards an empty chair.
‘Please, be my guest.’ He gestured towards an empty chair.
antique | mahogany, plastic, steel, wooden | dining, fireside, kitchen
QUANT.
row | set
a set of antique mahogany dining chairs
a set of antique mahogany dining chairs
VERB + CHAIR
draw up, pull up
‘Can I join you?’‘Yes, pull up a chair.’
‘Can I join you?’‘Yes, pull up a chair.’
pull out
He pulled out a chair for her.
He pulled out a chair for her.
have, take
Come in and take a chair.
Come in and take a chair.
give sb
He gave her his chair.
He gave her his chair.
push back
He pushed back his chair and got to his feet.
He pushed back his chair and got to his feet.
collapse into/onto, flop (back/down) in/into/on/onto, lower yourself into, settle (back) in/into/on, sink (back/down) into, slump (back/down) in/into, sit (down) in/on
She dropped her bags and flopped down into the nearest chair.
She dropped her bags and flopped down into the nearest chair.
lean back in, lie back in, lounge (back) in, recline (back) in, relax (back) in, sprawl/be sprawled in
He put his feet up on the desk and lay back in his chair.
He put his feet up on the desk and lay back in his chair.
lean forward in | straighten (up) in
They straightened in their chairs when the manager burst in.
They straightened in their chairs when the manager burst in.
get out of, get up from/off, jump (up) from/out of, leap out of/from, rise from
He got up from his chair to address the meeting.
He got up from his chair to address the meeting.
rock backwards and forwards in/on, shift (about) in, tip back
He was shifting about uneasily in his chair. | She tipped her chair back and fixed her gaze full upon him.
He was shifting about uneasily in his chair. | She tipped her chair back and fixed her gaze full upon him.
swivel (on), swivel (round) in
She swivelled round in her chair and picked up the phone.
She swivelled round in her chair and picked up the phone.
CHAIR + VERB
be placed, stand
A chair stood facing the window.
A chair stood facing the window.
swivel | fall over, tip up, topple over | creak
The chair creaked every time I moved.
The chair creaked every time I moved.
CHAIR + NOUN
arm, back, leg, seat | cover, frame | lift
A chair lift carried us to the top of the ski run.
A chair lift carried us to the top of the ski run.
PREP.
into a/the ~
He sank into his chair and opened the letter.
He sank into his chair and opened the letter.
in a/the ~
She leaned back in her chair and lit a cigarette.
She leaned back in her chair and lit a cigarette.
on a/the ~
A cat was asleep on the chair.
A cat was asleep on the chair.
PHRASES
the arm/back/edge/leg of a chair
She gripped the arm of her chair as she spoke. | He sat nervously on the edge of his chair. > See ARMCHAIR
She gripped the arm of her chair as she spoke. | He sat nervously on the edge of his chair. > See ARMCHAIR
2. person controlling a meeting
ADJ.
acting, deputy
VERB + CHAIR
occupy, take
Anne took the chair (= was chairperson) in Carol''s absence.
Anne took the chair (= was chairperson) in Carol''s absence.
address (sth to)
Please address your questions to the chair.
Please address your questions to the chair.
appoint sb (as), elect sb (as)
PREP.
in the ~
Paul Ryan was in the chair (= was chairman) at today''s meeting.
Paul Ryan was in the chair (= was chairman) at today''s meeting.
3. position of university professor
ADJ.
professorial
VERB + CHAIR
hold, occupy
He held the Chair of Botany at Cambridge University for thirty years.
He held the Chair of Botany at Cambridge University for thirty years.
appoint sb to | relinquish, resign | endow, establish
A private benefactor endowed the new Chair of Japanese Literature.
A private benefactor endowed the new Chair of Japanese Literature.