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• present participle of seat.

seating

American  

[see-ting] / ˈsi tɪŋ /

noun

• seatings
  plural

1. an act or instance of furnishing with, assigning, or escorting to a seat.

2. the arrangement of seats in a theater, stadium, etc.

3. material for seats, especially upholstery.

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adjective

1. of or relating to seats or those who are sitting.

   the seating plan of a theater.

seating British  

/ ˈsiːtɪŋ /

noun

1. the act of providing with a seat or seats

2. 1. the provision of seats, as in a theatre, cinema, etc

   2. ( as modifier )

      seating arrangements

3. material used for covering or making seats

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• seatings
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of seating

First recorded in 1590–1600; seat + -ing ¹, -ing ²

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Explanation

The noun seating means the available seats in a room or area, so a theater could have seating for 100. Seating is also the action of helping people find their seats, or the specified time when people sit down. If the first seating for dinner happens at six and the second at eight, it means that the dinner will be served in two sections, with half the guests sitting down to eat at each seating. And when a sports arena has special seating for disabled fans, it means that there are seats accommodating people who use wheelchairs or are otherwise affected by a disability.

Example Sentences

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seating seatings

It looks better, I suppose, to have a thousand people kept from entering a venue than seating them in a spacious arena he can no longer fill.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2026

Its strategy to polish its premium-travel credentials also includes new lounges, more high-end seating and Thursday’s announcement that it’s expanding Starlink Wi-Fi across its entire mainline fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

The company’s new approach comes as it tries to close a financial gap with its biggest competitors and burnish its premium travel bona fides with new lounges and more high-end seating.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

The bright and airy kitchen features a waterfall island, which offers additional seating.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 7, 2026

Using this sort of carpet to cover the rational numbers has some very odd consequences, as Cantor soon showed, thanks to his seating chart.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Pizza Hut was so popular on opening day that the doors had to be locked in between seatings, with customers let in and out a few at a time.

From Slate ● Nov. 13, 2025

There are three or four seatings each night for a blind tasting menu of 14 to 16 courses, with optional beverage pairings.

From Salon ● May 28, 2025

There will be seatings at 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

From Seattle Times ● Nov. 15, 2023

That, an Herbal Chef representative tells us, is about the maximum number of diners preferred for each of the two dinner seatings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2022

After introductions, courtesies, apologies, and seatings, Mr. Beechtree got to business.

From Mystery at Geneva An Improbable Tale of Singular Happenings by Dame Rose Macaulay

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