1
a
: a special chair of one in eminence
also
: the status represented by it
b
: a chair, stool, or bench intended to be sat in or on
c
: the particular part of something on which one rests in sitting
the seat of a chair
trouser seat
d
: buttocks
2
a
: a seating accommodation
a seat for the game
a 200-seat restaurant
b
: a right of sitting
lost his seat in Congress
c
: membership on an exchange
3
a
: a place where something specified is prevalent : center
a seat of learning
b
: a place from which authority is exercised
the county seat
c
: a bodily part in which some function or condition is centered
the brain as the seat of the mind
4
: posture in or way of sitting on horseback
5
a
: a part at or forming the base of something
b
: a part (such as a socket) or surface on or in which another part or surface rests
seated; seating; seats
1
a
: to install in a seat of dignity or office
b(1)
: to cause to sit or assist in finding a seat
(2)
: to provide seats for
a theater seating 1000 persons
c
: to put in a sitting position
2
: to repair the seat of or provide a new seat for
3
: to fit to or with a seat
seat a valve
Synonyms
Examples of seat in a Sentence
Noun
There were seats for six people at the table.
a car with leather seats
He used the box as a seat.
He couldn't find his seat in the concert hall.
The city recently built a new 1,000-seat theater.
She booked a seat on the next flight to Rome.
The stool's seat is broken.
The chairs have woven seats.
The Democrats gained two more seats in the last election.
She won a Senate seat.
Verb
I could seat you here if you wish.
The plans call for a stadium seating 30,000 people.
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Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
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—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Council candidates Chad Williams, Butch Twining and Don Kennedy took early leads for the three City Council seats up for election Tuesday night.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Sensing her low-grade panic, my friends moved a few seats down at the bar, leaving me and Janine to get into it.
—Allie Volpe, Vox, 14 Nov. 2024
Loading your audio article In January, a security camera captured unnerving footage: what appeared to be a bear had forced its way into a Rolls Royce parked outside a home in the Southern California resort community of Lake Arrowhead, gouged the seats and thrashed the interior.
—Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
Verb
With half of Gilroy’s city council seats up for reelection, three incumbents aimed to hold on to their seats against three newcomers in an open election.
—Luis Melecio-Zambrano, The Mercury News, 8 Nov. 2024
Council candidates Chad Williams, Butch Twining and Don Kennedy took early leads for the three City Council seats up for election Tuesday night.
—Michael Slaten, Orange County Register, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Seat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/seat. Accessed 26 Nov. 2024.
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seat
1 of 2 noun1
a
: something (as a chair) intended to be sat in or on
b
: the part of something on which one rests in sitting
seat of the trousers
a chair seat
c
: the part of the body on which a person sits : buttock sense 2a
2
a
: the place on or at which a person sits
had three seats for the game
b
: a right of sitting usually as a member
a seat in the senate
3
: a place or area where something is located
the seat of the pain
seats of learning
especially
: a place (as a city) from which authority is exercised
the new seat of the government
4
: posture in or way of sitting especially on horseback
5
: a part or surface on which another part or surface rests
seated
adjective
-əd
seat
2 of 2 verb1
a
: to place in or on a seat
seat a guest
b
: to provide seats for
a theater seating 1000 persons
2
: to repair the seat of or provide a new seat for
seat a chair
seater
noun
Medical Definition
seat
2 of 2 transitive verb
: to provide with or position on a dental seat
: to fit correctly on a dental seat
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