- present participle of seat.
noun
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the act of providing with a seat or seats
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the provision of seats, as in a theatre, cinema, etc
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( as modifier )
seating arrangements
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material used for covering or making seats
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Etymology
Origin of seating
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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They also follow the regulator's current guidance on seating children under 12 with their accompanying adult.
From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026
The airline’s moves to boost its international business class and premium economy seating are designed to challenge larger rivals.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 30, 2026
The fan eventually was escorted out of the seating area but was allowed to return to his seat.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2026
If agents are always prowling for reservations, human spontaneity will lose, and fewer people who have the good fortune of checking for a competitive seating at the right moment will get it.
From Slate ● Sep. 23, 2026
We walk to our reserved seating and sit down, watching people file into the auditorium, dressed in their pearls and ties.
From "Piecing Me Together" by Renée Watson
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
Tucked on the second floor, the restaurant offers just ten counter seats and two to three seatings a night.
From Salon ● Sep. 29, 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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