sofa
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- noun
- /ˈsoʊfə/
:
sofá
- The new sofa looks great in the living room and can seat three people comfortably.
- sit on the sofa
- sofas and chairs
- sofa pillows
I, you know, I've lived on the sofa with my, my, my parents.
- I, you know, I've lived on the sofa with my, my, my parents.
- This looks like a nice sofa, which I do really like.
- She wasn't aware that I was looking behind sofas in takeaways for pound coins.
- Then we have my little sofa that does have like a lot of room.
- So if you're depressed and you're not getting off the sofa, there's a problem.
- So we got a new sofa, we got some lights and stuff.
- So I slept downstairs, slept next to my AR, slept on the sofa and nothing was going on.
- Maybe the new sofas they got for the waiting room are fantastic.
Examples
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Just chill on the sofa, watch a movie together.
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I crept into the living room and sat on the sofa across from him.
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I need to go home and lie on the sofa and sleep.
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This looks like a nice sofa, which I do really like.
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So we got a new sofa, we got some lights and stuff.
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Oh, I love that sofa.
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Sometimes a sofa nap is just what you need.
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You can lounge around here on her sofa.
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Me, Joe and Diane were just chilling on the sofa chatting.
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I've got a green sofa and it can't clash with that.
Synonyms
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A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for several people
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A long soft seat for more than one person in a living room
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3.8
A large sofa with separate parts that fit together
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A long seat with a back for two or more people, like a small sofa
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2.6
A large seat with soft cushions for two or more people that opens into a bed
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A long low seat without a back, often with cushions
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A small sofa for two people to sit on
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A large soft sofa with high arms and back, often covered in leather and with deep buttons
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8.1
A small sofa covered in cloth or leather used for sitting in a living room
A small sofa for two people to sit close together
A small sofa for two people who sit facing each other
Compounds
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word sofa comes from the Arabic suffah, which meant a 'long bench' or 'seat' and passed into Turkish before coming into English. That's why a sofa is still a long, comfortable seat for several people.