SOFA


Meaning of SOFA in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ battered

▪ comfortable , comfy ( informal ), plush , soft

▪ overstuffed

Amy collapsed on her overstuffed leather ~.

▪ deep , low-slung ( AmE )

She sank into the deep ~.

▪ chintz , leather , etc.

▪ three-seater , two-seater , etc.

▪ convertible , sleeper ( AmE )

The convertible ~ means that the apartment can sleep four.

▪ living-room

I was lying on my living-room ~.

VERB + SOFA

▪ collapse on/onto , flop (down) on/onto , settle (down) on , sink (down) into/on/onto , sit (down) on , slump (down) on/onto

He slumped back on the ~ in tears.

▪ be sprawled (out) on , lie on , lounge on , recline on , stretch out on

I spent the evening sprawled on the ~, watching TV.

▪ get up from , jump up from , rise from

He got up from the ~ to fetch some drinks.

▪ hide behind

I might have to hide behind the ~ if the movie gets too scary!

SOFA + NOUN

▪ bed

▪ cushion

PREPOSITION

▪ on the ~

She was curled up on the ~.

I fell asleep on the ~.

I don't mind sleeping on the ~.

PHRASES

▪ the arm of a/the ~ , the back of a/the ~ , the edge of a/the ~ , the side of a/the ~

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