seat

seat  (st)

n.

1. Something, such as a chair or bench, that may be sat on.

2.

a. A place in which one may sit.

b. The right to occupy such a place or a ticket indicating this right: got seats for the concert.

3. The part on which one rests in sitting: a bicycle seat.

4.

a. The buttocks.

b. The part of a garment that covers the buttocks.

5.

a. A part serving as the base of something else.

b. The surface or part on which another part sits or rests.

6.

a. The place where something is located or based: The heart is the seat of the emotions.

b. A center of authority; a capital: the county seat. See Synonyms at center.

7. A place of abode or residence, especially a large house that is part of an estate: the squire's country seat.

8. Membership in an organization, such as a legislative body or stock exchange, that is obtained by appointment, election, or purchase.

9. The manner of sitting on a horse: a fox hunter with a good seat.

v. seat·ed, seat·ing, seats

v.tr.

1.

a. To place in or on a seat.

b. To cause or assist to sit down: The ushers will seat the members of the bride's family.

2. To provide with a particular seat: The usher seated me in the back row.

3. To have or provide seats for: We can seat 300 in the auditorium.

4. To install in a position of authority or eminence.

5. To fix firmly in place: seat an ammunition clip in an automatic rifle.

v.intr.

To rest on or fit into another part: The O-rings had not seated correctly in their grooves.

Idiom:

by the seat of (one's) pants Slang

1. In a manner based on intuition and experience rather than method: He ran the business by the seat of his pants.

2. Without the use of instruments: an inexperienced pilot who had to fly the aircraft by the seat of her pants.

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[Middle English sete, probably from Old Norse sæti; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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seat

Noun

1. a piece of furniture designed for sitting on, such as a chair

2. the part of a chair or other piece of furniture on which one sits

3. a place to sit in a theatre, esp. one that requires a ticket: there were two empty front-row seats at the pageant

4. the buttocks

5. the part of a garment covering the buttocks

6. the part or surface on which an object rests

7. the place or centre in which something is based: the seat of government

8. Brit a country mansion

9. a membership or the right to membership of a legislative or administrative body: a seat on the council

10. Chiefly Brit a parliamentary constituency

11. the manner in which a rider sits on a horse

Verb

1. to bring to or place on a seat

2. to provide seats for: the dining hall seats 150 people

3. to set firmly in place [Old English gesete]

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Seat a setting or clutch of eggs, 1892; a sitting of a court; a collection of guests at a banquet or wedding reception.

Examples: seat at bride’s reception, c. 1200; of ducks’ eggs, 1892; of justices; the Forest seat at Chelmsford 1635 (court of justices); Lords of the Seat (Supreme Court of Scotland), 1532.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	seat - a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); "he booked their seats in advance"; "he sat in someone else's place" place aeroplane, airplane, plane - an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets; "the flight was delayed due to trouble with the airplane" dramatic art, dramaturgy, theater, theatre, dramatics - the art of writing and producing plays perch - an elevated place serving as a seat space - an area reserved for some particular purpose; "the laboratory's floor space"
	2.	seat - the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on; "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?" arse, ass, behind, buns, buttocks, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear end, derriere, fanny, tooshie, tush, fundament, backside, bottom, rump, stern, tail end, tail, rear, bum, can, butt body part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity torso, trunk, body - the body excluding the head and neck and limbs; "they moved their arms and legs and bodies"
	3.	seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" bench - a long seat for more than one person bench - (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom box seat, box - the driver's seat on a coach; "an armed guard sat in the box with the driver" box seat - a special seat in a theater or grandstand box chair - a seat for one person, with a support for the back; "he put his coat over the back of the chair and sat down" article of furniture, furniture, piece of furniture - furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy; "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room" hassock, pouffe, pouf, ottoman, puff - thick cushion used as a seat seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" seating, seating area, seating room, seats - an area that includes places where several people can sit; "there is seating for 40 students in this classroom" couch, lounge, sofa - an upholstered seat for more than one person stool - a simple seat without a back or arms toilet seat - the hinged seat on a toilet upholstery - covering (padding and springs and webbing and fabric) on a piece of furniture
	4.	seat - any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit); "he dusted off the seat before sitting down" backbench - any of the seats occupied by backbenchers in the House of Commons backseat - a seat at the back of a vehicle (especially the seat at the back of an automobile) balloon seat, bell seat - a seat that has a bell shape (on some 18th century chairs) bicycle seat, saddle - a seat for the rider of a bicycle boatswain's chair, bosun's chair - a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a ship bucket seat - a low single seat as in cars or planes car seat - a seat in a car chair - a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin" cockpit - seat where the driver sits while driving a racing car crossbench - any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition ejection seat, ejector seat, capsule - a pilot's seat in an airplane that can be forcibly ejected in the case of an emergency; then the pilot descends by parachute front bench - any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers houdah, howdah - a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephant jump seat - a folding seat in an automobile pillion - a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc. plane seat - a seat on a commercial airliner rumble - a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage rumble seat - a folding outside seat in the back of some early cars saddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camel saddle seat - a chair seat that is slightly concave and sometimes has a thickened ridge in the center; "the saddle seat fitted his buttocks nicely" seat - furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests" sliding seat - rower's seat that slides fore and aft support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	5.	seat - a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised) capital - a seat of government center, middle, centre, eye, heart - an area that is approximately central within some larger region; "it is in the center of town"; "they ran forward into the heart of the struggle"; "they were in the eye of the storm" county courthouse, county seat - the town or city that is the seat of government for a county county town, shire town - the town or city that is the seat of government for a shire see - the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
	6.	seat - the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based; "the brain is said to be the seat of reason" location - a point or extent in space
	7.	seat - the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body; "he was elected to a seat in the Senate" legal right - a right based in law
	8.	seat - a part of a machine that supports or guides another part part, portion - something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
	9.	seat - the cloth covering for the buttocks; "the seat of his pants was worn through" cloth covering - a covering made of cloth skirt - cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"
Verb	1.	seat - show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" sit down, sit lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" sit, sit down - be seated reseat - show to a different seat; "The usher insisted on reseating us"
	2.	seat - be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000" accommodate, admit, hold - have room for; hold without crowding; "This hotel can accommodate 250 guests"; "The theater admits 300 people"; "The auditorium can't hold more than 500 people"
	3.	seat - place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy" induct, invest instal, install - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"
	4.	seat - put a seat on a chair cabinetry, cabinetwork - the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" reseat - provide with a new seat; "reseat the old broken chair"
	5.	seat - provide with seats; "seat a concert hall" architecture - the profession of designing buildings and environments with consideration for their esthetic effect furnish, provide, supply, render - give something useful or necessary to; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" reseat - provide with new seats; "reseat Carnegie Hall"
	6.	seat - place or attach firmly in or on a base; "seat the camera on the tripod" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"
	7.	seat - place in or on a seat; "the mother seated the toddler on the high chair" lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point"

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seat

noun 1. chair, bench, stall, throne, stool, pew, settle

noun 2. membership, place, constituency, chair, incumbency

noun 3. centre, place, site, heart, capital, situation, source, station, location, headquarters, axis, cradle, hub

noun 4. mansion, house, residence, abode, ancestral hall

verb 5. sit, place, settle, set, fix, deposit, locate, install

verb 6. hold, take, accommodate, sit, contain, cater for, have room or capacity for

Translations

seat [siːt] n (in bus, train) (= place); asiento (= chair); silla;

(PARLIAMENT) → escaño (= buttocks); trasero (= centre) [of government etc] → sede f

vt → sentar (= have room for); tener cabida para;

are there any seats left? → ¿quedan plazas?;

to take one's seat → sentarse, tomar asiento;

to be seated → estar sentado, sentarse

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seat [siːt] n → siège m;

(in bus, train) (= place); place f;

(Parliament) → siège (= buttocks); postérieur m [of trousers]; fond m

vt → faire asseoir, placer (= have room for); avoir des places assises pour, pouvoir accueillir;

are there any seats left? → est-ce qu'il reste des places?;

to take one's seat → prendre place;

to be seated → être assis;

please be seated → veuillez vous asseoir

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seat [siːt] n (chair, of government, Pol) → Sitz m;

(place) → Platz m;

(buttocks) → Gesäß nt;

(of trousers) → Hosenboden m;

(of learning) → Stätte f

vt → setzen;

(have room for) → Sitzplätze bieten für;

are there any seats left? → sind noch Plätze frei?;

to take one's seat → sich setzen;

please be seated → bitte nehmen Sie Platz;

to be seated → sitzen

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seat [siːt] n → sedile m;

(in bus, train) (= place); posto;

(PARLIAMENT) → seggio (= centre) [of government etc, of infection] → sede f (= buttocks); didietro; [of trousers] → fondo

vt → far sedere;

(have room for) → avere or essere fornito/a di posti a sedere per;

are there any seats left? → ci sono posti?;

to take one's seat → prendere posto;

to be seated → essere seduto/a;

please be seated → accomodatevi per favore

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seat

n seat [siːt]

1 something for sitting on Are there enough seats for everyone? sitplek مَقْعَد стол sedadlo siddeplads der Sitz κάθισμα, θέση asiento iste صندلي istumapaikka siège מוֹשָב, כִּסֵא आसन sjedalo, stolica ülőhely; ülés (autóban) tempat duduk sæti posto 座席 좌석, 자리 vieta atsisėsti sēdvieta tempat duduk zitplaats sitteplass miejsce do siedzenia lugar scaun место sedadlo sedež stolica stol, sittplats ที่นั่ง; เก้าอี้ oturacak yer 座位 стілець; сидіння نشست chỗ ngồi 座位

2 the part of a chair etc on which the body sits This chair-seat is broken. sitgedeelte, sitvlak كُرْسي седалка sedátko sæde der Sitz κάθισμα καρέκλας, πάτος asiento toolipõhi نشيمنگاه istuinosa siège מוֹשָב स्थान sjedalo ülés (széké) tempat duduk seta, sessa sedile 座部 (걸상의) 앉는 부분 sėdynė sēdeklis bahagian tempat duduk zitting sete siedzisko assento scaun сиденье sedadlo sedalo sedište sits ส่วนของเก้าอี้ที่เรานั่ง oturacak yer 座部 сидіння بیٹھنے کی جگہ mặt ghế 座部

3 (the part of a garment covering) the buttocks I've got a sore seat after all that horse riding; a hole in the seat of his trousers. sitvlak قَفا، مُؤَخَّرَه، عَجْز дъно (на панталон) zadek bag; buksebag der Hosenboden καβάλος, οπίσθια ρούχου) culo, trasero püksitagumik كپل takamus derrière; fond חֶלֶק הַלבוּש הַמְכָסֵה אֶת הַיַשבָן पद stražnji dio hlača fenék; nadrág, szoknya feneke bokong buxnaseta fondo しり (몸의) 엉덩이 sėdynė, užpakalis sēžamvieta; dibens punggung zitvlak bak, buksebak siedzenie traseiro spate; tur зад, седалище; задняя сторона zadok sedalo tur bak, byxbak ก้น kıç yeri/tarafı (人體或褲子的)臀部 сідниці, зад ازار کا حصہ جو سرین ڈھکے mông đít （人体或裤子的）臀部

4 a place in which a person has a right to sit two seats for the play; a seat in Parliament; a seat on the board of the company. plek مَقْعَد للجُلوس място sedadlo; křeslo plads; sæde der Sitz θέση, έδρα plaza istekoht مسند paikka place; siège מוֹשָב आधार, अधीष्ठान mjesto, poslaničko mjesto jegy; ülőhely; mandátum, képviselői hely kursi sæti posto 席 의석(議席) vieta vieta kerusi zitplaats, zetel plass, billett miejsce (siedzące) lugar loc; scaun место kreslo; miesto sedež mesto plats ตำแหน่ง (koltuk) yer 席位 місце نشست کا حق ghế, chân 席位

5 a place that is the centre of some activity etc Universities are seats of learning. plek مَرْكِز، مَكان مَرْكِزي огнище sídlo sæde der Platz κέντρο (μτφ.), το μέρος όπου μια δραστηριότητα λαμβάνει χώρα sede, centro keskus مقر keskus haut lieu מוֹשָב sjedište székhely, központ pusat (að)setur luogo 中心地 중심지, 소재지 vieta, centras centrs; vieta; sēdeklis pusat zetel sete, skueplass, arnested miejsce centro centru центр sídlo sedež mesto säte, centrum แหล่ง beşik, yer 活動中心 основа; місцезнаходження سرگرمیوں کا مرکز trung tâm, trụ sở 活动中心

v

1 to cause to sit down I seated him in the armchair. laat sit يُجْلِس слагам да седне posadit sætte setzen καθίζω κπ. ή κτ. sentar istuma panema نشاندن osoittaa istumapaikka (faire) asseoir לְהוֹשִׁיב बैठना, आसन देना posjesti, sjesti leültet mendudukkan láta setjast far sedere 着席させる 앉히다 pasodinti apsēdināt mendudukkan laten zitten anvise plass posadzić sentar a aşeza усаживать, сажать posadiť posaditi posaditi sätta, placera ให้นั่ง oturtmak 使坐下 саджати, садовити بیٹھانا đặt ngồi 使坐下

2 to have seats for Our table seats eight. het plek vir يُجْلِس، يَتَّسِع لِ побирам být pro ... osob have plads til Sitzplätze haben χωρώ, έχω θέσεις για tener sitio para (iste- kohti) mahutama ظرفيت داشتن olla istumatilaa permettre tant de places assises מְקוֹם יְשִיבָה आसन ग्रहण करना, बैठ जाना moći primiti, imati kapacitet ülőhelyek száma punya tempat duduk taka í sæti avere posti a sedere per (...) persone ～人の席がある ...명의 좌석을 가지다 galėti susodinti ietilpināt; sasēdināt mempunyai beberapa tempat duduk plaats bieden aan benke, forsyne med sitteplass mieć ... miejsc siedzących ter lugar para a avea loc pentru вмещать byť pre ... osôb imeti (...) sedežev imati mesta ha sittplats för, rymma จำนวนที่นั่ง oturacak yeri olmak, (... kişi) almak 坐得下...人 вміщувати بیٹھانے کی صلاحیت có ghế cho 坐得下...人

-seater

having seats for The bus is a thirty-seater. sitplek فيه مَقاعِد с даден брой места -sedadlový -sæders ...-sitzer με καθίσματα για, -θέσιος (ως β΄ συνθ.) de (...) plazas -istmeline محل نشستن paikkainen à (...) places מְקוֹם יְשִיבָה सीट वाला, आसन वाला -sjed -üléses, ülőhelyes bertempat duduk með sæti fyrir, –sæta con (...) posti ～人乗り -vietis (zināma skaita) vietām mempunyai beberapa tempat duduk met plaats voor -seter, for (...) personer -osobowy de ( ) lugares are (...) locuri мест -sedadlový ki ima (...) sedežev imati sedišta -sitsig คนนั่ง ... oturacak yeri olan (常用以構成復合詞)有...座位的汽車 -місний نشست کی مخصوص تعداد có chỗ, ghế ngồi （常用以构成复合词）有...座位的汽车

n seating

the supply or arrangement of seats She arranged the seating for the lecture. sitplekke تَرْتيب الجُلوس местата за седене zasedací pořádek siddeplads die Bestuhlung διάταξη θέσεων aforo, cabida istekohad تهيه جا istumapaikat, istumajärjestys répartition des places מְקוֹמוֹת יְשִיבָה आसन व्यवस्था sjedenje, opskrbljivanje sjedištima (le)ültetés tempat duduk sætaskipan (posti a sedere) 座席の設備 좌석의 배치 sėdimos vietos sēdvieta[] tempat duduk plaatsing sitteplasser; bordplassering miejsca do siedzenia disposição de lugares repar­tizare a locurilor рассадка zasadací poriadok razdelitev sedežev raspored sedenja placering, sittplatser การหาหรือการจัดที่นั่ง oturacak yer, oturma, yerleştirme 安排座位 місця بیٹھنے کا انتظام chỗ ngồi, ghế ngồi 安排座位

seat belt

in a car, aeroplane etc, a safety-belt which will hold a person in his seat in an accident etc. sitplekgordel حِزام الأمان предпазен колан bezpečnostní pás sikkerhedssele der Gurt ζώνη ασφαλείας cinturón de seguridad turvavöö كمربند ايمني turvavyö ceinture de sécurité חֲגוֹרַת בְּטִיחוּת सुरक्षा पेटी sigurnosni pojas biztonsági öv sabuk pengaman öryggisbelti, sætisól cintura di sicurezza シートベルト 안전 벨트 saugos diržas drošības josta tali pinggang keledar veiligheidsriem sikkerhetssele, setebelte pas bezpieczeństwa cinto de segurança centură de siguranţă ремень безопасности bezpečnostný pás varnostni pas sigurnosni pojas säkerhetsbälte เข็มขัดนิรภัย emniyet kemeri 安全帶 ремінь безпеки حفاظتی پیٹی dây an toàn 安全带

take a seat

to sit down Please take a seat! sit يَجْلِس сядам sednout si sid ned!; tag plads! Platz nehmen κάθομαι sentarse, tomar asiento istuge! لطفا بفرمائيد بنشينيد istuutua s'asseoir לַשֶׁבֶת स्थान ग्रहण करना, कृपया बैठ जाइये sjesti helyet foglal duduk fá sér sæti, setjast mettersi a sedere, accomodarsi 着席する 좌석에 앉다 sėsti(s) apsēsties; ieņemt vietas sila duduk gaan zitten ta plass, innta plassen siadać sentar-se a se aşeza садиться sadnúť si sesti sesti slå dig (er) ner, varsågod och sitt นั่งลง oturmak 坐下 сідати بیٹھنا ngồi xuống 坐下