noun
sofa
SOH-fuh
noun
1
A long upholstered seat with a back and arms, meant for two or more people.
"They spent the evening curled up on the sofa watching movies."
How to Use Sofa
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA couch — a padded seat for two or more people.
UK vs US
British English favors "sofa"; American English often says "couch," though both are widely understood.
Common pairings
sit on the sofa
sofa bed
leather sofa
Word Forms
sofaed past tense, sofas plural, sofas plural, sofas singular
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Etymology
Borrowed from French sofa, ultimately from Arabic ṣuffa, a raised, carpeted stone seat.