seat

noun

UK /siːt/

Word Forms

singular	seat
plural	seats

1
countable something you can sit on
Some of the vans have leather seats.
The seat next to me was empty.
He was in the back seat of the car when the accident happened.
Synonyms and related words
Chairs and parts of chairs
arm
armchair
armrest
1. 1a
  countable usually singularthe part of a chair that you sit on
  The broken seat of the chair was replaced.
  Synonyms and related words
  Chairs and parts of chairs
  arm
  armchair
  armrest
See alsopassenger seat
See alsowindow seat
2
countable a seat as a passenger on a plane, bus etc or as a member of the audience in a theatre, which you pay for in order to use
I managed to get us the best seats in the theatre.
We tried to get on the Friday flight, but there were no seats left.
Synonyms and related words
Audiences
audience
box office
bums on seats
3
countable a position as a member of a parliament, committee, court etc
seat in:
The Green Party won four seats in the new parliament.
seat on:
a permanent seat on the UN Security Council
Synonyms and related words
Parliaments
chamber
constituency
the Dail
Collocates
Verbs frequently used with seat as the object
▪ gain, hold, lose, retain, secure, take, win
4
countable usually singularthe place where an organization has its main building, or where an important activity happens
seat of:
The Hague is the seat of the Dutch Government.
She spoke of Oxford, that ancient seat of learning.
Synonyms and related words
Places of a particular type
a den of iniquity/vice
a happy/favourite hunting ground
anchorage
1. 4a
  a large house in the countryside that belongs to an important family
  The Duke’s family seat is at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.
  Synonyms and related words
  Buildings where people live or stay
  adobe
  apartment block
  apartment building
5
countable usually singularthe part of a piece of clothing that covers your bottom
Sandy stood up and dusted off the seat of his shorts.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of clothes
arm
armhole
basque
6
singular the position in which someone sits on a horse
Synonyms and related words
Horse riding
bareback
be in the saddle
break in

phrases

(flying) by the seat of your pants

a seat at the table

take a seat

take your seat

seat

noun

US /sit/

Word Forms

singular	seat
plural	seats

1
countable something you can sit on
Some of the vans have leather seats.
The seat next to me was empty.
He was in the back seat of the car when the accident happened.
Synonyms and related words
Chairs and parts of chairs
arm
armchair
armrest
1. 1a
  countable usually singularthe part of a chair that you sit on
  The broken seat of the chair was replaced.
  Synonyms and related words
  Chairs and parts of chairs
  arm
  armchair
  armrest
See alsopassenger seat
See alsowindow seat
2
countable a seat as a passenger on an airplane, bus, etc. or as a member of the audience in a theater, which you pay for in order to use
I managed to get us the best seats in the theater.
We tried to get on the Friday flight, but there were no seats left.
Synonyms and related words
Audiences
audience
box office
captive audience
3
countable a position as a member of a legislature, committee, court, etc.
seat in:
How many seats in Congress did the Democrats win?
seat on:
a seat on the New York Stock Exchange
Synonyms and related words
Parliaments
chamber
constituency
the Dail
Collocates
Verbs frequently used with seat as the object
▪ gain, hold, lose, retain, secure, take, win
4
countable usually singularthe place where an organization has its main building, or where an important activity happens
seat of:
The Hague is the seat of the Dutch Government.
She spoke at Oxford, that ancient seat of learning.
Synonyms and related words
Places of a particular type
a den of iniquity
aerie
a happy/favorite hunting ground
1. 4a
  a large house in the countryside that belongs to an important family
  The Duke’s family seat is open to the public.
  Synonyms and related words
  Buildings where people live or stay
  adobe
  apartment
  apartment block
5
countable usually singularthe part of a piece of clothing that covers your bottom
Sandy stood up and dusted off the seat of his shorts.
Synonyms and related words
Parts of clothes
arm
armhole
bib
6
singular the position in which someone sits on a horse
Synonyms and related words
Horse riding
bareback
be in the saddle
break in

phrases

(flying) by the seat of your pants

a seat at the table

take a seat

take your seat

seat

verb

UK /siːt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	seat
he/she/it	seats
present participle	seating
past tense	seated
past participle	seated

1
transitive formalto put someone or yourself in a seat somewhere
seat someone in/next to/behind etc someone/something:
He seated himself behind his desk.
The general seated them to his right.
Synonyms and related words
To sit or lie down
bed down
collapse
cross your legs
2
transitive to have places for a particular number of people to sit
The new stadium will seat up to 80,000 people.
Synonyms and related words
To provide food or accommodation
accommodate
serve
cater
3
transitive to provide someone with a position as a member of a parliament, committee etc
The state’s youngest delegate to the convention was seated today.
Synonyms and related words
Parliaments
chamber
constituency
the Dail
4
intransitive/transitive to fit one part of something firmly into another
The gasket failed to seat properly.
Synonyms and related words
To put something inside something
bag
bed
bottle

phrases

be seated

remain/stay seated

seat

verb

US /sit/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	seat
he/she/it	seats
present participle	seating
past tense	seated
past participle	seated

1
transitive formalto put someone or yourself in a seat somewhere
seat someone in/next to/behind etc. someone/something:
He seated himself behind his desk.
The general seated them to his right.
Synonyms and related words
To sit or lie down
bed down
bunk
collapse
2
transitive to have places for a particular number of people to sit
The new stadium will seat up to 80,000 people.
Synonyms and related words
To provide food or accommodation
accommodate
serve
cater
3
transitive to provide someone with a position as a member of a legislature, committee, etc.
The state’s youngest delegate to the convention was seated today.
Synonyms and related words
Parliaments
chamber
constituency
the Dail
4
intransitive/transitive to fit one part of something firmly into another
The gasket failed to seat properly.
Synonyms and related words
To put something inside something
bag
bed
bottle

phrases

be seated

remain/stay seated

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