When someone sautes, they cook food quickly in a little bit of hot oil, moving it around in the pan.
Sautes are a tasty way to cook food, and it's often done with vegetables or meat.
Examples:
She sautes the vegetables in the pan.
He sautes the chicken for dinner.
The chef sautes the shrimp in the kitchen.
The cat sautes in the kitchen, but it's not cooking!
She sautes the vegetables so fast, they almost fly out of the pan!
He sautes the meat with a big smile on his face.