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.
have seated
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present perfectof seat.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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The team also discovered the remains of a roofed theatre, which could have seated 1,500 people.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2023
We adjourned for lunch, indoors, in a U-shaped villa, at a long table that could have seated twenty.
From The New Yorker ● Jan. 6, 2020
The team and Tustin officials are believed to have focused on a facility that would have seated about 37,000 and cost about $700 million.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2019
In retrospect, the defendants commented that it was unprecedented for Boldt to have seated the jury before checking to see that both defense and prosecution were present and ready to begin the day’s proceedings.
From Seattle Times ● May 3, 2018
Winterfell's Great Hall could have seated ten times the number.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
