seat
noun
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
seated
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past participleof seat.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof seat.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
seatnounsomething designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
Example Sentences
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President Bill Clinton liked then Fed chair Alan Greenspan, and seated him next to first lady Hillary Clinton at his first joint address to Congress.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
After their sentences were handed down, Lee appeared to pray as he was led out of the dock, while Chow blew a kiss to those seated in the public gallery.
From BBC ● Sep. 11, 2026
It portrays the young woman in a white gown, seated on a sofa inside a room with red walls adorned with paintings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026
More than 50 people pack the gallery most days, with even more seated in an overflow room.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 2, 2026
There he was—a few feet out from the wall, seated in a straight-backed chair.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
