seat
something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.
the part of a chair, sofa, or the like, on which one sits.
the part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks.
the part of the garment covering it: the seat of one's pants.
a manner of or posture used in sitting, as on a horse.
something on which the base of an object rests.
the base itself.
a place in which something belongs, occurs, or is established; site; location.
a place in which administrative power or the like is centered: the seat of the government.
a part of the body considered as the place in which an emotion or function is centered: The heart is the seat of passion.
the office or authority of a king, bishop, etc.: the episcopal seat.
a space in which a spectator or patron may sit; accommodation for sitting, as in a theater or stadium.
right of admittance to such a space, especially as indicated by a ticket.
a right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body: to hold a seat in the senate.
a right to the privileges of membership in a stock exchange or the like.
to place on a seat or seats; cause to sit down.
to usher to a seat or find a seat for: to be seated in the front row.
to have seats for; accommodate with seats: a theater that seats 1200 people.
to put a seat on or into (a chair, garment, etc.).
to install in a position or office of authority, in a legislative body, etc.
to fit (a valve) with a seat.
to attach to or place firmly in or on something as a base: Seat the telescope on the tripod.
(of a cap, valve, etc.) to be closed or in proper position: Be sure that the cap of the dipstick seats.
Idioms about seat
by the seat of one's pants, using experience, instinct, or guesswork.
Origin of seat
1Other words for seat
Other words from seat
- seater, noun
- seatless, adjective
- mis·seat, verb (used with object)
- un·der·seat·ed, adjective
- well-seated, adjective
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How to use seat in a sentence
The agency last proposed side-impact testing rules for children’s car seats in January 2014, but that proposal has languished for nearly seven years as manufacturers wrangled over what makes a good test.
House Subcommittee Says Proposed Booster Seat Safety Rules Fall Short | by Patricia Callahan | November 19, 2020 | ProPublicaInside the Wayne County annex building in downtown Detroit, the board members took their seats at the front of the room.
For three hours, an obscure county board in Michigan was at the center of U.S. politics | Kayla Ruble, Tom Hamburger, David Fahrenthold | November 19, 2020 | Washington PostThen, Pauli was placed in the driver’s seat, noting his own dreams for about three months in a kind of self-analysis.
The Synchronicity of Wolfgang Pauli and Carl Jung - Issue 93: Forerunners | Paul Halpern | November 18, 2020 | NautilusThen, in 2017, Titone watched Danica Roem run for and win a seat in the Virginia House of Delegates.
Trans, non-binary candidates make history in state legislative races | Parker Purifoy | November 18, 2020 | Washington BladeFrom the passenger seat of Corliss’s RV, I asked how that felt—you know, just out of curiosity.
Add to the mix the fact that Brown is a religious ex-cop and you have a recipe for even more deep-seated distrust.
To Catch a Sex Worker: A&E’s Awful, Exploitative Ambush Show | Samantha Allen | December 19, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut it goes wrong and the man shot--he's seated in a box--pitches forward and tumbles into the seats below.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“The lovers are seated across the room from each other,” he begins in his deliberate tones.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days | David Freeman | December 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe Barclays Center where the Duke and Duchess will be seated would have stood in thick of where the pivotal action transpired.
The British Royals Reinvade Brooklyn: William and Kate Come Watch Basketball on Historic Battle Site | Justin Jones | December 6, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTry holding your breath waiting for that, especially with the new more conservative Senate that will be seated on January 3.
There were at least a dozen ladies seated round the big table at the Parsonage.
The Pit Town Coronet, Volume I (of 3) | Charles James WillsRobert went over and seated himself on the broad sill of one of the dormer windows.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinShe rose comforted, and drawing the baby's cradle out into the veranda, seated herself at her embroidery.
Ramona | Helen Hunt JacksonAround the table were seated about twenty persons, amongst whom the usual sprinkling of sacerdotes was not wanting.
Liszt was seated at another grand facing me, and the room was dimly illuminated by one or two lamps.
Music-Study in Germany | Amy Fay
British Dictionary definitions for seat
/ (siːt) /
a piece of furniture designed for sitting on, such as a chair or sofa
the part of a chair, bench, etc, on which one sits
a place to sit, esp one that requires a ticket: I have two seats for the film tonight
the buttocks
the part of a garment covering the buttocks
the part or area serving as the base of an object
the part or surface on which the base of an object rests
the place or centre in which something is located: a seat of government
a place of abode, esp a country mansion that is or was originally the chief residence of a family
a membership or the right to membership in a legislative or similar body
mainly British a parliamentary constituency
membership in a stock exchange
the manner in which a rider sits on a horse
by the seat of one's pants by instinct rather than knowledge or experience
on seat Western African informal (of officials) in the office rather than on tour or on leave: the agricultural advisor will be on seat tomorrow
(tr) to bring to or place on a seat; cause to sit down
(tr) to provide with seats
(tr; often passive) to place or centre: the ministry is seated in the capital
(tr) to set firmly in place
(tr) to fix or install in a position of power
(tr) to put a seat on or in (an item of furniture, garment, etc)
(intr) (of garments) to sag in the area covering the buttocks: your thin skirt has seated badly
Origin of seat
1Derived forms of seat
- seatless, adjective
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Other Idioms and Phrases with seat
In addition to the idiom beginning with seat
- seat of the pants, by the
also see:
- backseat driver
- catbird seat
- hot seat
- in the driver's seat
- ringside seat
- take a back seat
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