seat
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/siːt/
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/siːt/
noun
A2
a place to sit, like a chair
Please find your seat and sit down.
R
the number of seats available
This car has a seat for five people.
R
the part of a chair you sit on
The wooden seat of the chair is very hard.
A2
a paid place to sit on a plane, train, or in a theater
I booked a window seat on the flight.
B2
an official position in a group like parliament
She won a seat in the city council.
R
a place where an activity happens, like a government office
The city is the seat of the state government.
R
a large country house of a rich family
The old family seat has many rooms.
R
the part of the body you sit on
He hurt his seat when he fell.
R
the part of pants that covers your seat
There is a hole in the seat of his pants.
verb
B2
to give someone a place to sit or to sit down
Please seat yourself at the table.
R
to have enough seats for a number of people
This bus can seat forty passengers.
translation
a place to sit, like a chair; the number of seats available; the part of a chair you sit on; a paid place to sit on a plane, train, or in a theater; an official position in a group like parliament; a place where an activity happens, like a government office; a large country house of a rich family; the part of the body you sit on; the part of pants that covers your seat
to give someone a place to sit or to sit down; to have enough seats for a number of people
Word Forms
3rd Present
seats
Past
seated
Perfect
seated
Progressive
seating
Plural
seats