seat1 nounseat2 verb
seatseat1 /siːt/ ●●● S2 W1 noun 
WORD ORIGINseat1
Origin:
1100-1200 Old Norse sætiEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- 'Slow down!' yelled Ben from the back seat.
- a seat on the board of directors
- a chair with a broken seat
- comfortable padded theater seats
- He leaned back in his seat and lit a cigarette.
- Our seats were right at the front of the airplane.
- Republicans hold 235 of the 435 seats in the House.
- There are two seats left in the back row.
- There was blood and broken glass all over the front seats.
- When we arrived, every seat was filled, so we stood at the back.
- Who left the toilet seat up?
- Communists catapulted from 45 to 157 seats in the 450-seat Duma to dominate a fractious chamber divided by eight political parties.
- Forza Italia has 110 seats, and Berlusconi has frequently changed his mind about whether Dini should stay in office.
- He believes they will win in the new town areas where they already have the local council seats sewn up.
- His left arm was jammed tight against the side of the seat.
- It was also a year when investment bankers took a back seat.
- Richard Corish held a seat in Wexford from 1921 until his death in 1945.
- There were three seats in our region, the Southeast.
Longman Language Activatorfeeling excited about something
feeling happy and full of energy, especially about something good that has happened or is going to happen: · Steve's coming home tomorrow - we're all really excited.· crowds of excited football fansexcited about: · How can you be so excited about a stupid computer game?get excited: · When Mattie gets excited, she starts talking really fast.excited by: · Doctors are very excited by the discovery.excited to do something: · When we get home, the dogs are always excited to see us.
to feel excited about something good that is going to happen and to think about it a lot: · The kids are looking forward to their vacation - they've never been to California before.look forward to doing something: · She's really looking forward to meeting him.
spoken if you can't wait for something to happen, you want it to happen soon because you are very excited about it: · "We'll see you next week." "I know - I can't wait!"can't wait for: · The kids can't wait for Christmas.can't wait to do something: · He couldn't wait to get home and tell Dean the news.can't wait for somebody/something to do something: · I can't wait for the football season to start.
very excited , happy, and pleased: thrilled to do something: · I'm thrilled to be here tonight.thrilled with: · Chester's absolutely thrilled with his baby daughter.thrilled at/by: · She was thrilled at the idea of flying to Europe.thrilled to bitsBritish spoken thrilled to death/pieces American spoken (=very thrilled): · Paul is thrilled to death that I'm finally learning to cook.
feeling very excited and full of energy because you are experiencing something that you have never experienced before, especially something dangerous or unusual: · The first time I flew a plane alone, I felt both exhilarated and scared.exhilarated by: · She felt exhilarated by her new sense of power.
American informal to be excited and full of energy, especially when this makes you ready to compete or play sport: · After the coach's pep talk, we were all really pumped and ready to play.get somebody pumped (up) (=make some excited and full of energy): · Nothing gets the crowd or the players pumped up more than a good slam dunk.
if a place is buzzing with excitement , people are very excited, especially because something is about to happen: · The crowd was buzzing as everyone waited for the band to come on stage.· The new stadium has sports fans buzzing with excitement.
to be excited and slightly nervous when you are watching something because you do not know what will happen next: · I was on the edge of my seat from the beginning of the movie to the end.keep somebody on the edge of their seat (=make someone very excited because they do not know what will happen next): · The final ten minutes of the game kept everyone on the edge of their seats.
to be nervous and excited because you are anxiously waiting to hear the result of something, or to know what happens at the end of a story: · After the interview Fran was on tenterhooks, wondering if she'd got the job.keep somebody on tenterhooks (=make someone feel nervous and excited by not telling them something): · Agatha Christie keeps the reader on tenterhooks until the final pages of the story.
if the feeling among a large group of people is at or reaches fever pitch , they are all extremely excited: · The anticipation surrounding the band's arrival is now at fever pitch.
a place where you can sit something you can sit on, especially in a bus, plane, theatre etc: · Our seats were right at the front of the airplane.· He leaned back in his seat and lit a cigarette.· When we arrived, every seat was filled, so we stood at the back.· There was blood and broken glass all over the front seats.· 'Slow down!' yelled Ben from the back seat.· comfortable padded theater seats
a particular seat where you sit for a formal meal or in a public place - use this especially to talk about whether seats are available: · We'd better hurry and get to our places before the show starts.· I don't think there are enough places for everyone.take your place (=sit in the seat that you are expected to sit in): · Jennifer quietly took her place at the table.
what you say to tell someone to sit spoken · Sit down -- I have some bad news for you.· Sit down and finish your breakfast.
spoken say this to politely ask someone to sit down, especially someone you do not know well: · Take a seat. Mr Bennet will be available in a moment.· You'd better have a seat, Mr Hanks. This may take some time.
formal say this to a group of people to ask them politely to sit down, especially at a public occasion or ceremony: · Would the audience please be seated.· Please do be seated. This won't take a moment.
spoken say this to a dog when you want it to sit down: · Sit, Bowser, sit! Good dog!
to sit after you have been standing to sit on a chair, bed, floor etc, after you have been standing: · Come in and sit down.· Oh, it's nice to sit down after all that waiting.· Fay sat down on the edge of the bed.· Pull up a chair, and sit down right here.
to sit in a particular place or position after you have been standing: sit beside/against/next to etc: · It's so hot in here. Shall we go and sit by the window?· Come and sit next to me -- I haven't seen you for ages.· He sat down right beside me.sit up (=sit after lying down): · After a few days, he was finally allowed to sit up in bed.
to sit down in your chair in a public place such as a theatre or cinema, so that you can watch a play, film, ceremony etc: · Would the audience please take their seats -- the show will begin in five minutes.· She waved before taking her seat at the back of the church.
to sit in a comfortable chair, by letting yourself fall back into it, especially because you are tired: · It had been an exhausting day. Christina gratefully sank into the armchair and kicked off her shoes.
the number of people who are at an event the number of people who attend an event such as a game, a concert, or an important meeting: · The game had an attendance of over 50,000 people.attendance at: · Attendance at the national championships is already higher than expected.good/high attendance: · We had pretty good attendance despite the bad weather.poor/low attendance: · Considering the seriousness of the matter to be debated there was an unusually low attendance at the meeting.
the number of people who have decided to go to or take part in an event: turnout for: · We had a much better turnout for the company picnic this year than last.low/light/small turnout: · Turnout for the game was lighter than expected.high/heavy/large turnout: · There was an unusually high turnout in the election, nearly twice the number predicted.
the number of people at an event, concert, play etc - use this especially when you think the people who organized the event are only interested in getting a lot of people there and do not really care about whether the event is good or not: · Inviting a soap star or two to your opening night is always a good way of getting bums on seats.
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COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seat
Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat (=seat next to the aisle)? We got there an hour early in order to get seats in the front row. Please take a seat (=sit down).
· Excuse me, is this seat free?
· Patrick spotted an empty seat near the back.
(=in a car)· Never leave bags on the back seat of a car.
· He climbed into the driver's seat.
· The cop in the passenger seat spun around to stare at him.
(=one next to the window or the space between seats, for example in a plane)· I'd prefer a window seat, please.
(=one at the front of a theatre, sports ground etc)· We had front-row seats.
(=one in the front row at a sports event, especially a boxing match)· We managed to get ringside seats, so we had a great view of the fight.
(=one from which you can see well)· I managed to get a fairly good seat, near the front.
verbs· We had really good seats, just in front of the stage.
(=sit down)· Take a seat, please.
· You can book seats online.
· A flight attendant showed them to their seats.
· The audience clapped as he returned to his seat.
formal (=sit down again)· We resumed our seats for the second half of the play.
(=tell other people not to sit there)· I'll save you a seat next to me.
phrases British English informal (=used for saying that something or someone can attract a large audience)· He is an actor who will put bums on seats.
Meaning 2verbs· The Liberals now hold 292 seats in Parliament.
· The following year he won a seat on the local council.
(also take a seat from somebody) (=win a seat from another party)· At the next election the Republicans gained 12 seats in the Senate.· Labour took over fifty seats from the Conservatives.
· She lost her seat at the last election.
(also retain a seat formal) (=not lose it in an election)· He is unlikely to retain his seat after next year's election.· Labour managed to hold the seat, but with a reduced majority.
(also run for a seat) (=try to win it)· Twenty-four candidates contested the five seats.· He ran for the seat as a Republican.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seat· He and his followers won 10 of the state's 13 parliamentary seats in last month's general election.
(=one that a particular party usually wins)· Middlesbrough is one of the safest Labour seats in the country.
British English (=one that a party is unlikely to lose)· Maidstone is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives.
British English (=one that a party might easily lose)· The party also successfully targeted marginal seats in key areas.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat (=seat next to the aisle)? (=plans for where people will sit/sleep)· What are the seating arrangements for dinner?
· He gave up his seat on the board after 40 years' service.
· She booked me a seat on the 9 am flight.
(=how many seats there are in a theatre, hall etc)· The largest hall in the university has a seating capacity of over 1,500.
· The chair leg has broken.
(=very strong and difficult to change)· He exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers.
We got there an hour early in order to get seats in the front row. (=a position as member of parliament)· If Morgan resigns his seat in Parliament, there will be a bye-election.
(=very strong and difficult to change)· All these attitudes are based on deep-seated prejudice.
(=announce that you will no longer be a member of a parliament, be on a committee etc)· A majority of voters think he should resign his seat in Congress.
Please take a seat (=sit down).· He always left the toilet seat up.
(=have it around yourself)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· In the back seat a thin face stared ahead.· LoEshe, who was sitting in the back seat, was shot in the head.· In the back seats, Angus and Sawney.· Hector sits in the back seat of the front row, nearest the door.· Get him in the back seat.· It was also a year when investment bankers took a back seat.· One of Thorpey's boys was helping the boyo I'd given the forearm to into the back seat.· He reeled away as Barnabas was dragged into the back seat and muzzled.
· What in the world would the company be like in a few years' time if such people were in the driving seat?· Back in the driving seat for the first time in 40 years the memories came flooding back.· Once Smith's penalty goal had cut the Cambridge lead to two points Oxford appeared to be in the driving seat.· Then she tried to heave herself up on to the driving seat but couldn't manage without Dad's help.· Voice over Paul sells the Mini driving seats for around five hundred pounds.· Bullock found himself in the driving seat after Davies was forced to play sideways out of a ditch.· Kev sat with eyes closed in the driving seat.
· If you are going to reach people through the media, never have many empty seats.· They were sitting in the front row, talking to each other over two empty seats.· The many empty seats in the chamber attested to the opposition the proposals will receive as they are debated in coming weeks.· First off, there were a good number of empty seats.· The questioner should move to an empty seat as far away as possible.· Primo waves his hand at his own reflection and that of the empty seat on the opposite side of the aisle.· Her bêtenoire eased his long frame into the empty seat across the aisle.
· But the man who got into the front seat was Keith Hanger, an escaped prisoner wanted in connection with a murder.· Helen and Mona and Callie bobbed on the springy front seat with Ralph.· A few minutes later she slumped back into the front seat of the Granada.· Head restraints have been required in the front seats of cars since 1969.· The bloke who'd wanted to get on with it started to climb out of the front seat.· He gets into the front seat without asking me.· For front or rear seat use.· The passenger in the front seat opened fire, he said, hitting the men.
· City player-manager Peter Reid, still a rookie in the hot seat, has done a fine job since replacing Howard Kendall.· Wilkinson and Manion will be in the hot seat.· He was in the hot seat for more than three hours.· There are as many as five coaches currently on the hot seat.· The hot car seats stung the children's bare legs and made them cry out in protest.· Because there is no way I would want to be on the hot seat Smith now finds himself.· Tips Always address the person in the hot seat by the name of the character you have chosen.· That mix-up was just one of several election problems that put then-Registrar of Voters Germaine Wong on the hot seat.
· In Cambridge, there was a campaign to persuade students to register in the city, which was a marginal Conservative seat.· One of the country's two most marginal seats, Brecon and Radnor, also declares today.· The Prime Minister rounded off his campaign by visiting two Tory marginal seats in south London.· Mr Devlin's constituency was a marginal seat before Parliament was dissolved last week, having a majority of 774.· I won a marginal seat and have held it on five successive occasions.· In the 1979 and 1983 elections there were examples of locally popular candidates holding their marginal seats against the national swing.· Yet London contains around 25 Labour-winnable marginal seats.· But it produced critical evidence about how different designs of tax would hit marginal seats and heartland Tory ones.
· In 1942 she married James Hoy who gained the Leith parliamentary seat for Labour in the 1945 general election.· He subsequently fought and held his parliamentary seat against his former party.· Shevardnadze was expected to set about forming a coalition among some of the 36 parties which had contested parliamentary seats.· Hannington unsuccessfully contested parliamentary seats in 1929, 1931, 1934, and 1950.· The Alliance were briefly the controlling party in local government and just missed taking the Parliamentary seat at the 1987 election.· As events were to demonstrate, eleven parliamentary seats or a difference of twenty-two votes in a parliamentary division were at stake.· Election results Mahathir's coalition won 127 parliamentary seats, thereby securing its two-thirds majority.· The socialists looked set to lose 200 or more of their 270 parliamentary seats.
· The rear end of the console can be detached in order to transform the two individual rear seats into a bench accommodating three.· There were eight empty liquor cartons tilted and wedged across the rear seat.· He climbed into the rear seat of the ford.· Aide Julie Hart noted that most safety experts have said children usually are safer in the rear seat in a crash.· Headroom isn't such a problem, though, and actual rear seat comfort is very good.· The 60-40 split fold-down rear seats afford the owner even more useful cargo room.· It is easily lifted out from front or rear seat belts.· He rode with Kirilenko in the rear seat of a black Volga.
· But, as it was, he could expect to be made Solicitor-General and found a safe seat.· The already safe seat at Wandsworth was divided in 1918 into five safe seats.· He has not been included on the shortlist of 18 hopefuls for this supposedly safe Tory seat.· The already safe seat at Wandsworth was divided in 1918 into five safe seats.· It went down a treat with the matrons in safe seats like South-west Surrey.· Given that most seats are safe seats for one party or another, this selection is usually tantamount to election.· It will increase citizens' control over their elected representatives, by abolishing safe seats.· I shall be in London, and my vote is in Taunton, a safe Tory seat.
· His vacant seat on the panel was filled, naturally enough, by William Harrison.· She pointed to a vacant seat which was at the end of a row near the gangway.
NOUN· The sign comes on and Paul does up John's seat belt.· Basu tried to stop them, her arm entangled in the seat belt.· They can be secured by an adult lap and diagonal seat belt or a child harness.· Pat got into the car, buckled the seat belt, folded her arms tight to her chest.· Despite the fact he was wearing his seat belt he was hurled forward.· And, she does not force her children to wear seat belts.· In the short term the effect of the new seat belt legislation will be closely monitored.
· These are the colours of lines on Beck's map and also sometimes of station trims and new station bucket seats.· Sherman and Maria are sitting in their tan leather bucket seats staring right at them.· Even multimillionaires don't like getting blood all over their soft, beige leather bucket seats.
· Ensure you use the correct fitting kit for your make and model of car seat.· When it came time to get a car seat, I looked up that category.· The hot car seats stung the children's bare legs and made them cry out in protest.· Officers found used hypodermic needles in a trailer in the backyard next to an infant car seat.· Some baby seats can be converted into car seats for older children.· Miguel told him, picking a spot opposite the car seat for the desk.· Boots have stopped selling car seats but say they will offer further information to people who've bought the Rainbow seat.· He thought about hiding it in the car seat, but Firebug was always moving the thing around.
· Helen bought her love seat, a sky blue velveteen fold-out, and also her bridge table.· With mock surprise, he settled into the love seat, draping his arms along its top.· And maybe a love seat too, that folded out to a bed, in case anyone wanted to stay.· But he has no plans to replace the sofa and love seat Roberts left behind.
· They sat side by side in the double passenger seat, watching me as I approached.· I got out of the passenger seat and turned to tell the driver she might as well go back to the airport.· The compartment under the passenger seat in the front, right?· His car was released to his fiancee, who was riding in the passenger seat and was sober, Ditzenberger said.· As she did so she noticed a second man, who peered with interest from the passenger seat of the utility.· Sarna said Miller was riding in the car when the driver lost control and crashed, throwing Miller from the passenger seat.· Curtis settled himself behind the wheel and laid the empty can on the passenger seat.
· Meg had a ringside seat to research her latest role as a tough boxing coach.· They were given ringside seats because of their devotion to Keiko.· It was the first advertised air tour and the price included a ringside seat and hotel accommodation.· You've got a ringside seat.
· For the 100 Senate seats, there were 47 two-member counties and three members each for Warsaw and Katowice counties.· Some 78 individuals presented their nomination papers for the presidency, 18 for the vice-presidency, and 265 for 24 Senate seats.· He tried to shake up the race by resigning his Senate seat and shedding his tie.
· He paused by the window seat, a replica of one he had noticed at the other end of the gallery.· They supply fresh insights, infuse you with energy and give up the window seat without complaint.· Breathlessly she flung herself down on the window seat.· Paul offers Bill the window seat.· Clarisa passed him over to me at the window seat so she could pull out a change of clothes.· Cara sat on a deep window seat, Laura beside her.· Marge sat down on the window seat, and tucked her hair into the bandanna.
VERB· People began filling up the empty seats.· San Marcos then held a special election to fill the open seat, for which Thibadeau campaigned and lost.· He filled 80, 000 seats in a soccer stadium.· These bargains are designed to fill airline seats or hotel rooms that would otherwise sit empty.· And he knew he was the only one of them who could truly justify filling that empty seat.· The Conservative margin is expected to be reduced to one after two upcoming elections are held to fill vacated seats.
· In 1942 she married James Hoy who gained the Leith parliamentary seat for Labour in the 1945 general election.· Since Sanders generally votes Democratic, the Democrats need to gain an additional 20 seats to win control of the House.· Labour had gained over 130 seats, and for the first time in history it was the strongest party in the state.· The winner would gain a seat on the City Council and would automatically be named mayor.· The next grouping in this hastily cooked-up Assembly gained only 13 seats.· Republicans gained two seats in the Senate and now enjoy a 55-45 majority in the Senate.· Labour scored its biggest successes in London, where it gained a dozen seats on an above-average swing of 3.4 percent.· Labour gained one seat but lost two in the by-election following appointment of aldermen.
· Many councils are controlled by their political opponents, even in areas where Conservatives hold parliamentary seats with quite large majorities.· The group of smaller Catholic parties allied with Berlusconi hold 34 seats.· He subsequently fought and held his parliamentary seat against his former party.· Republicans, at the moment, hold 41 seats while Democrats have 37.· He was returned for Aldershot in 1970 and held the seat until 1997, when he did not seek re-election.· The next largest party holds only 55 seats.· Mr McLaughlin believes SinnFein will hold the seat in the by-election, which is likely to be held on Thursday October 21.· Fini was the most determined opponent of Dini during his government, and his party holds 106 seats.
· Despite losing the seat he has held for nine years Mr Lee managed to increase the Tory vote.· While Brown lost eight seats in a heavily Republican year, Lockyer only lost one.· Khan lost his seat in the 1991 elections, when a Hindu revivalist wave swept his constituency.· If Republicans lose 21 seats, the Democrats will regain control of the House.· Mr Patten lost his seat of Bath despite being the architect of Mr Major's 21-seat majority.· They say the Tories are still looking for some one to blame for losing the seat.· Second-term presidents historically lose their luster and energy by year six, and their party loses seats in Congress.
· Seat Reservations On all TransPennine services you are advised to reserve your seat in advance to ensure a comfortable journey.· The Fat Controller had reserved good seats at the front of the stalls.· It asked us to reserve our seats as soon as possible for this famous work by Shakespeare.· But none of you has any choice because you all have reserved seats.· Each day her youngsters have to reserve a seat at the table and no prior reservation means no meal.· I must say it was an awful lot of rot, although we had reserved seats ....
· On the defensive, Dole resigned his Kansas Senate seat on June 11.· He tried to shake up the race by resigning his Senate seat and shedding his tie.· He intended to resign his seat if he won the election.· Garcia resigned his seat in January 1990, shortly before the two were sentenced to three years' imprisonment.· Vice chairman Alan Noble resigned his seat on the board because of business commitments, but that wasn't the last of him.· He resigned his South Dorset seat at the 1987 general election.
· To escape it he pushed Iron Josh back into his chair and resumed his own seat.· Madame Olenska rose, wound it up and returned to the fire, but without resuming her seat.· They resumed their seats and Owen slipped away into a tide of music and colour.· Winnie resumed her seat and her knitting.· By the time Michele returned and resumed his seat she was sipping her wine, her plate almost empty.· If your opponent interrupts you, resume your seat while he is speaking.
· Compare the statement that he sat in a seat iii the circle.· Grunt Six and the other captain sat on the bench seat facing forward.· Jean sat back in her seat feeling numb and sad.· I sat in my seat watching little white spots drift in front of me.· The chief innovation however, were the 32 passengers who sat along wooden seats at each side.· Williams just sat in his seat behind him, glaring.· With another wistful sigh she sat back in her seat.· She sat in the same seat during the summer when she was in his Level Two class.
· That her family had taken a back seat in her life.· On Jan. 24 it was reported that 28 members of the Interim Legislative Assembly had taken their seats.· The young man took the seat behind the cold metal desk and began to fire questions at me.· He asked me to take a seat and listen to some music he would put on.· The Labor Party, led by Shimon Peres, took 44 seats.· But she didn't want to take a seat.· I took the seat across from them in the booth.
· The separatists had won no seats at the last elections, in 1986.· But in 1986 he won a seat in the House, and in 1994 was elected to the Senate.· They lay Labour 4-7 to win most seats, Graham Robb's stable 5-4.· The party won no seats in 1990, but regained forty-nine seats in 1994.· In 1929 he won his Woodvale seat which he held until his death in 1949.· NOWsupported candidates won several of those seats.· The parliament was formed for those who won seats in the 1990 general election.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► do something by the seat of your pantsPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► back seat driver► be (sitting) in the catbird seat► fly by the seat of your pants► orchestra section/seats
- Quality will have to take a back seat to price when we buy the new furniture.
- And very generally, the interests of lenders in New York take a back seat to the interests of the corporate borrowers.
- As the race drew closer it was time for Paul to take a back seat.
- But when they were introduced, everything upstairs had to take a back seat.
- Golf Faldo forced to take a back seat to Walker Cup team.
- He notes, however, that economic considerations are taking a back seat to budget negotiations.
- It was also a year when investment bankers took a back seat.
- Long-term planning took a back seat in the deliberations of the senior engineers whose efforts were principally devoted to overcoming short-term problems.
- Turning the original classic topsy-turvy, Stoppard makes Hamlet himself take a back seat and elevates two minor characters to star status.
- Chesarynth perched on the edge of her seat, fearing a poisoned needle in the cushions.
- From the moment he took the rostrum, Gergiev had his musicians tensely perched on the edge of their seats.
- He was waiting for her answer, not exactly on the edge of his seat, though.
- This dramatic opening had me on the edge of my seat!
- This keeps you on the edge of your seat.
- We're on the edge of our seats.
- Back in the driving seat for the first time in 40 years the memories came flooding back.
- Bullock found himself in the driving seat after Davies was forced to play sideways out of a ditch.
- It was clear that, in the early stages of embryo development, the cytoplasm is in the driving seat.
- Kev sat with eyes closed in the driving seat.
- Once Smith's penalty goal had cut the Cambridge lead to two points Oxford appeared to be in the driving seat.
- So long as the receiver is in the driving seat neither the owners nor the unsecured creditors can do much to remove him.
- What in the world would the company be like in a few years' time if such people were in the driving seat?
- City player-manager Peter Reid, still a rookie in the hot seat, has done a fine job since replacing Howard Kendall.
- He was in the hot seat for more than three hours.
- Put them in the hot seat and question then to find out.
- This will help the person in the hot seat to become more relaxed and confident in the role of the character.
- Tips Always address the person in the hot seat by the name of the character you have chosen.
- We can put Ant in the hot seat to find out.
- Wilkinson and Manion will be in the hot seat.
- Boots have stopped selling car seats but say they will offer further information to people who've bought the Rainbow seat.
- He thought about hiding it in the car seat, but Firebug was always moving the thing around.
- However, a baby seat is safer than a carrycot for your baby.
- It fits all Kangol framed child seats.
- Miguel told him, picking a spot opposite the car seat for the desk.
- Some baby seats can be converted into car seats for older children.
- Two options you can not add, unfortunately, are a built-in child seat and fold down rear seatback.
- When buying a baby seat check its weight, capacity and whether it has an integral harness and quick-release buckle.
- Ancient Rome was the seat of power, magnificence and corruption, the obvious object of love, envy, hatred.
- Blacks are now in, or close to, the seats of power.
- But a number of individuals, often close to the seat of government, became very rich.
- But now, as White House incumbent presiding over the seat of government, he is the ultimate political insider.
- Capital: Amsterdam; seat of government: The Hague.
- It happens out on the streets, behind closed doors, in corridors of power, in the seat of government.
- Originally this symbolic seat of power contained holy relics.
- Several years of proximity to the throne had given the Jesuits access to the seat of power.
- It would be sad if our own seats of learning were behind-hand in this confusion.
- Leave this seat of learning and you come into the newly renamed Marianské Square.
- She spoke of Oxford, that ancient seat of learning, to which universities all over the world still looked for example.
- Women have often been forced to take a back seat in society.
- And very generally, the interests of lenders in New York take a back seat to the interests of the corporate borrowers.
- But when they were introduced, everything upstairs had to take a back seat.
- He notes, however, that economic considerations are taking a back seat to budget negotiations.
- If you can't agree to disagree, then take a back seat and let others have their way on this occasion.
- It was also a year when investment bankers took a back seat.
- Many feel reluctant to take a back seat and allow their children to enjoy the special attractiveness of the teens and twenties.
- Mr Peters has now taken a back seat.
- That her family had taken a back seat in her life.
- When you can put bums on seats, then you can come and tell me what flights you want to travel on.
- The movie's last scenes kept us on the edge of our seats.
- Chesarynth perched on the edge of her seat, fearing a poisoned needle in the cushions.
- From the moment he took the rostrum, Gergiev had his musicians tensely perched on the edge of their seats.
- He was waiting for her answer, not exactly on the edge of his seat, though.
- This dramatic opening had me on the edge of my seat!
- This keeps you on the edge of your seat.
- We're on the edge of our seats.
- City player-manager Peter Reid, still a rookie in the hot seat, has done a fine job since replacing Howard Kendall.
- He was in the hot seat for more than three hours.
- Put them in the hot seat and question then to find out.
- This will help the person in the hot seat to become more relaxed and confident in the role of the character.
- Tips Always address the person in the hot seat by the name of the character you have chosen.
- We can put Ant in the hot seat to find out.
- Wilkinson and Manion will be in the hot seat.
- Another factor not taken into account before the election was the number of expatriate Tory voters registered in marginal constituencies.
- Hand in hand with this measure goes an equally bold re-focusing of Labour's strategy concerning marginal constituencies.
- In the 1979 and 1983 elections there were examples of locally popular candidates holding their marginal seats against the national swing.
- Mr Devlin's constituency was a marginal seat before Parliament was dissolved last week, having a majority of 774.
- One of the country's two most marginal seats, Brecon and Radnor, also declares today.
- She said Darlington had been chosen because it was a marginal constituency.
- The Prime Minister rounded off his campaign by visiting two Tory marginal seats in south London.
- There is a core vote-a traditional solid Labour support-in every constituency in the land, including marginal seats.
- Will the delegates please resume their seats?
- By the time Michele returned and resumed his seat she was sipping her wine, her plate almost empty.
- If your opponent interrupts you, resume your seat while he is speaking.
- Madame Olenska rose, wound it up and returned to the fire, but without resuming her seat.
- Mr Scott resumed his place, a look of quiet satisfaction on his face.
- They resumed their seats and Owen slipped away into a tide of music and colour.
- Winnie resumed her seat and her knitting.
- It was the first advertised air tour and the price included a ringside seat and hotel accommodation.
- Meg had a ringside seat to research her latest role as a tough boxing coach.
- They were given ringside seats because of their devotion to Keiko.
- You've got a ringside seat.
WORD FAMILYnounseatseatingadjectiveseatedverbseat ≠ unseat
1place to sit [countable] a place where you can sit, especially one in a vehicle or one from which you watch a performance, sports event etc: I was in the back seat and Jo was driving. a 10,000-seat stadium People were shifting in their seats, looking uncomfortable.2official position [countable] a position as an elected member of a government, or as a member of a group that makes official decisionsseat in/on a seat in the National Assembly Promotion would mean a seat on the board of directors.Parliamentary/Senate etc seat the Senate seat for Coloradowin/gain/lose a seat (=at an election) He predicts that his party will gain at least 12 seats.hold a seat (=have a seat) The Republicans hold 235 seats and the Democrats have 197.keep/hold onto a seat Mr Adams is expected to keep his seat. Labour held onto the seat with a 7% majority.safe seat British English one that a party will not losemarginal seat British English one that another party might easily win3part of a chair [countable usually singular] the flat part of a chair etc that you sit on: Don’t put your feet on the seat! a wooden toilet seat a broken bicycle seat4baby/child/car seat a special seat that you put in a car for a baby or small child5seat of government/power formal a city where a country’s government is based6seat of learning formal a university, college etc7clothes [singular] the part of your trousers that you sit onseat of a rip in the seat of his jeans8take a back seat (to somebody/something) to have less influence or importance: Foreign policy will take a back seat to domestic problems for a while.9on the edge of your seat waiting excitedly to see what happens next: a gripping movie that will keep you on the edge of your seat10do something by the seat of your pants to do something by using only your own skill and experience, without any help from anyone or anything else, especially when this is risky or dangerous11in the driving seat British English, in the driver’s seat American English controlling what happens in a situation, organization, or relationship: We’re trying to put young people in the driving seat.12in the hot seat (also on the hot seat American English) informal in a difficult position where you have to make important decisions, answer questions etc13house [countable] a home of a rich important family in the countrysidefamily/country seat → back-seat driver at back seat(2), → window seatCOLLOCATIONS– Meaning 1ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seatfree· Excuse me, is this seat free?an empty/vacant seat· Patrick spotted an empty seat near the back.the front/back/rear seat (=in a car)· Never leave bags on the back seat of a car.the driver's seat· He climbed into the driver's seat.the passenger seat· The cop in the passenger seat spun around to stare at him.a window/aisle seat (=one next to the window or the space between seats, for example in a plane)· I'd prefer a window seat, please.a front-row seat (=one at the front of a theatre, sports ground etc)· We had front-row seats.a ringside seat (=one in the front row at a sports event, especially a boxing match)· We managed to get ringside seats, so we had a great view of the fight.a good seat (=one from which you can see well)· I managed to get a fairly good seat, near the front.verbshave a seat· We had really good seats, just in front of the stage.have/take a seat (=sit down)· Take a seat, please.book/reserve a seat· You can book seats online.show somebody to their seat· A flight attendant showed them to their seats.go back to/return to your seat· The audience clapped as he returned to his seat.resume your seat formal (=sit down again)· We resumed our seats for the second half of the play.save somebody a seat (=tell other people not to sit there)· I'll save you a seat next to me.phrasesbums on seats British English informal (=used for saying that something or someone can attract a large audience)· He is an actor who will put bums on seats.COLLOCATIONS– Meaning 2verbshave/hold a seat· The Liberals now hold 292 seats in Parliament.win a seat· The following year he won a seat on the local council.gain a seat (also take a seat from somebody) (=win a seat from another party)· At the next election the Republicans gained 12 seats in the Senate.· Labour took over fifty seats from the Conservatives.lose a seat· She lost her seat at the last election.keep/hold onto a seat (also retain a seat formal) (=not lose it in an election)· He is unlikely to retain his seat after next year's election.· Labour managed to hold the seat, but with a reduced majority.contest a seat (also run for a seat) (=try to win it)· Twenty-four candidates contested the five seats.· He ran for the seat as a Republican.ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seata parliamentary seat· He and his followers won 10 of the state's 13 parliamentary seats in last month's general election.a Senate seata congressional seata Labour/Republican etc seat (=one that a particular party usually wins)· Middlesbrough is one of the safest Labour seats in the country.a safe seat British English (=one that a party is unlikely to lose)· Maidstone is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives.a marginal seat British English (=one that a party might easily lose)· The party also successfully targeted marginal seats in key areas.seat1 nounseat2 verb
seatseat2 ●●○ verb [transitive] VERB TABLE
seat
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | seat |
| he, she, it | seats | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | seated |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have seated |
| he, she, it | has seated | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had seated |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will seat |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have seated |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am seating |
| he, she, it | is seating | |
| you, we, they | are seating | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was seating |
| you, we, they | were seating | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been seating |
| he, she, it | has been seating | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been seating |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be seating |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been seating |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- The arena seats 30,000.
- The auditorium seats 500 people.
- The Boeing 747 seats 400-425 passengers.
- After she seated herself at our table, other writers came by and, pulling chairs over, sat down.
- North Carolina Motor Speedway seated 48,000 until it was expanded to about 60,000 seats in 1998.
- Parents are encouraged to ensure that the child is seated safely and comfortably.
- She seated herself at the desk, relocated a floral display and smiled as the first patient walked into the room.
- The Captain was seated with his back to the door.
- There were reports of fans waiting in line as early as 6 a. m. Saturday to inquire about season seats.
Longman Language Activatorways of saying how much space there is somewhere
if a container or room holds a particular number or amount, there is space for that number or amount: · This jug holds about a pint.· The hotel dining room can hold up to 50 people.· The gas tank on a small car should hold at least six gallons.
to only have enough space to contain a particular number of things, people etc or a particular amount of something: · My car can only take five people.· The freezer will take about 50 litres of ice cream.· I'll have to throw out some clothes - the closet can't take any more.
if a vehicle, room, or table seats a particular number of people, there is enough space for that number of people to sit: · The auditorium seats 500 people. · The Boeing 747 seats 400-425 passengers.
if a house or room sleeps a particular number of people, there is enough space for that number of people to sleep there: · You can rent a country cottage that sleeps six from as little as £300 a week.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat (=seat next to the aisle)? We got there an hour early in order to get seats in the front row. Please take a seat (=sit down).
Would you like a window seat or an aisle seat (=seat next to the aisle)? (=plans for where people will sit/sleep)· What are the seating arrangements for dinner?
· He gave up his seat on the board after 40 years' service.
· She booked me a seat on the 9 am flight.
(=how many seats there are in a theatre, hall etc)· The largest hall in the university has a seating capacity of over 1,500.
· The chair leg has broken.
(=very strong and difficult to change)· He exploited people’s deep-seated fears about strangers.
We got there an hour early in order to get seats in the front row. (=a position as member of parliament)· If Morgan resigns his seat in Parliament, there will be a bye-election.
(=very strong and difficult to change)· All these attitudes are based on deep-seated prejudice.
(=announce that you will no longer be a member of a parliament, be on a committee etc)· A majority of voters think he should resign his seat in Congress.
Please take a seat (=sit down).· He always left the toilet seat up.
(=have it around yourself)
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN· The Captain was seated with his back to the door.· Hansel seats himself on its back and asks his sister to join him.· He could just see his Mercedes with Dillon seated in the back.
· The original cars seated 69, but the new one seated only 64.
· When he had settled her, gently and with professional competence, he seated himself in the chair opposite.
· She seated herself at the desk, relocated a floral display and smiled as the first patient walked into the room.
· Built in 1871, and extended in 1880, the Mess Room in its final form could seat some 2,000 men.
· A polished mahogany table, big enough to seat twenty people, ran down the middle of it.· The restaurant seats 24, with three expansive rectangular marble tables each seating eight people.· It was used for plays and mimes and seated about 5000 people.· There was seating for hundreds of people, possibly thousands.· Zeppelin may later produce a larger ship seating 40 people.· Large dining space to seat 24 people.
· The Webster Room, which can seat around 60, is used for art exhibitions, talks, seminars and group meetings.· The house has plenty of large rooms and places to seat a sizable banquet party.· Beyond that was the locked door, and beyond that a small handsome dining room to seat eight.· Quiet classical music wafts through the room, which can seat about 40 at an assortment of tables for two and four.
· It was full of long tables that seated from six and eight to a dozen or more.· They dream of a great castle called Camelot and a round table that could seat 150 knights.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRYPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► back seat driver► be (sitting) in the catbird seat► fly by the seat of your pants► orchestra section/seats
- At two o'clock she seated herself at a window-table in a restaurant overlooking the Nile, near where the houseboat was moored.
- Hardin noted that thoughtfully and seated himself wearily in a corner just as far from the other five as possible.
- He seated himself at one end, and Emily sat beside him.
- He watched Ewen steadily, while the constable, who had seated himself at the kitchen table, was taking notes.
- She seated herself in a wicker chair and took her mug without speaking.
- She seats herself, opens it, begins to play.
- The pupils seat themselves in a square representing the doctor's office.
- Watson, and seat yourself precisely as you were overnight.
- Women have often been forced to take a back seat in society.
- And very generally, the interests of lenders in New York take a back seat to the interests of the corporate borrowers.
- But when they were introduced, everything upstairs had to take a back seat.
- He notes, however, that economic considerations are taking a back seat to budget negotiations.
- If you can't agree to disagree, then take a back seat and let others have their way on this occasion.
- It was also a year when investment bankers took a back seat.
- Many feel reluctant to take a back seat and allow their children to enjoy the special attractiveness of the teens and twenties.
- Mr Peters has now taken a back seat.
- That her family had taken a back seat in her life.
- When you can put bums on seats, then you can come and tell me what flights you want to travel on.
- The movie's last scenes kept us on the edge of our seats.
- Chesarynth perched on the edge of her seat, fearing a poisoned needle in the cushions.
- From the moment he took the rostrum, Gergiev had his musicians tensely perched on the edge of their seats.
- He was waiting for her answer, not exactly on the edge of his seat, though.
- This dramatic opening had me on the edge of my seat!
- This keeps you on the edge of your seat.
- We're on the edge of our seats.
- City player-manager Peter Reid, still a rookie in the hot seat, has done a fine job since replacing Howard Kendall.
- He was in the hot seat for more than three hours.
- Put them in the hot seat and question then to find out.
- This will help the person in the hot seat to become more relaxed and confident in the role of the character.
- Tips Always address the person in the hot seat by the name of the character you have chosen.
- We can put Ant in the hot seat to find out.
- Wilkinson and Manion will be in the hot seat.
- Another factor not taken into account before the election was the number of expatriate Tory voters registered in marginal constituencies.
- Hand in hand with this measure goes an equally bold re-focusing of Labour's strategy concerning marginal constituencies.
- In the 1979 and 1983 elections there were examples of locally popular candidates holding their marginal seats against the national swing.
- Mr Devlin's constituency was a marginal seat before Parliament was dissolved last week, having a majority of 774.
- One of the country's two most marginal seats, Brecon and Radnor, also declares today.
- She said Darlington had been chosen because it was a marginal constituency.
- The Prime Minister rounded off his campaign by visiting two Tory marginal seats in south London.
- There is a core vote-a traditional solid Labour support-in every constituency in the land, including marginal seats.
- Will the delegates please resume their seats?
- By the time Michele returned and resumed his seat she was sipping her wine, her plate almost empty.
- If your opponent interrupts you, resume your seat while he is speaking.
- Madame Olenska rose, wound it up and returned to the fire, but without resuming her seat.
- Mr Scott resumed his place, a look of quiet satisfaction on his face.
- They resumed their seats and Owen slipped away into a tide of music and colour.
- Winnie resumed her seat and her knitting.
- It was the first advertised air tour and the price included a ringside seat and hotel accommodation.
- Meg had a ringside seat to research her latest role as a tough boxing coach.
- They were given ringside seats because of their devotion to Keiko.
- You've got a ringside seat.
WORD FAMILYnounseatseatingadjectiveseatedverbseat ≠ unseat
1[not in progressive] if a place seats a number of people, it has enough seats for that number: The arena seats 60,000.2formal seat yourself (in/on/beside etc something) to sit down somewhere: She seated herself at her desk.3to arrange for someone to sit somewhereseat somebody beside/near etc somebody/something the old custom of seating boys and girls on opposite sides of the classroom → seated