seat
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
Middle English, from Old Norse sæti, compare Old English set
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[edit] Noun
seat (plural seats)
- A place in which to sit.
- There are two hundred seats in this classroom.
- The horizontal portion of a chair or other furniture designed for sitting.
- He sat on the arm of the chair rather than the seat which always annoyed his mother.
- A piece of furniture made for sitting; e.g. a chair, stool or bench; any improvised place for sitting.
- She pulled the seat from under the table to allow him to sit down.
- The part of an object or individual (usually the buttocks) directly involved in sitting.
- Instead of saying "sit down", she said "place your seat on this chair".
- The seat of the valve had become corroded.
- The part of a piece of clothing (usually pants or trousers) covering the buttocks.
- The seat of these trousers is almost worn through.
- A membership in an organization, particularly a representative body.
- Our neighbor has a seat at the stock exchange and in congress.
- The location of a governing body.
- Washington D.C. is the seat of the U.S. government.
- (certain Commonwealth countries) an electoral district, especially for a national legislature.
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Terms derived from seat
[edit] Translations
place in which to sit
horizontal portion of a chair
part of an object or individual directly involved in sitting
membership in a representative body
location of a governing body
electoral district
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[edit] Verb
seat (third-person singular simple present seats, present participle seating, simple past and past participle seated)
- (transitive): To put an object into a place where it will rest.
- Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover.
- (transitive): To provide places to sit.
- This classroom seats two hundred students.
[edit] Translations
to put an object into a place
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to provide places to sit
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[edit] Etymology
From Latin septem, from Proto-Indo-European *septḿ̥.
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seat
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