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seat

UK/ˈseɪæt/ US/ˈsit/ very common slang us
noun (6) verb (5)

noun

1.

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”
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2.

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?”
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3.

furniture that is designed for sitting on

  • “there were not enough seats for all the guests”
4.

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”
5.

a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

6.

the cloth covering for the buttocks

  • “the seat of his pants was worn through”

verb

1.

show to a seat; assign a seat for

  • “The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith”
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2.

be able to seat

  • “The theater seats 2,000”
3.

place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

  • “there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy”
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4.

put a seat on a chair

5.

provide with seats

  • “seat a concert hall”

Origin

From Middle English sete, from Old English sǣte, possibly from (or simply cognate with) Old Norse sæti (“seat”), both from Proto-Germanic *sētiją (“seat”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”); compare Old English set (“seat”). Noun sense 2 (“location or site”) is probably derived from Old English sǣte (“house”), which is related to Old High German sāza (“sedan, seat, domicile”). Cognates * Middle Dutch gesaete * Old High German gisazi (modern German Gesäß)

Phrases

  • Arthurs Seat
  • auto safety seat
  • available seat-mile
  • back-seat driver
  • back-seat game
  • back-seat gamer
  • bums in seats
  • bums on seats
  • seat down
  • seat of honor
  • seat of learning
  • Seat of Wisdom

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