seat

C0218900 (sēt)n.1. a. Something, such as a chair or bench, that may be sat on: There are comfortable seats in the waiting room.b. The part on which one rests in sitting: the seat of a chair; a bicycle seat.2. a. A place in which one may sit: found a seat on the floor.b. The right to occupy such a place or a ticket indicating this right: got seats for the concert.3. a. The buttocks.b. The part of a garment that covers the buttocks.4. a. A part serving as the base of something else.b. The surface or part on which another part sits or rests.5. 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.6. A place of abode or residence, especially a large house that is part of an estate: the squire's country seat.7. Membership in an organization, such as a legislative body or stock exchange, that is obtained by appointment, election, or purchase.8. The manner of sitting on a horse: a rider 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 Informal 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.

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

seat

(siːt) n1. (Furniture) a piece of furniture designed for sitting on, such as a chair or sofa2. the part of a chair, bench, etc, on which one sits3. a place to sit, esp one that requires a ticket: I have two seats for the film tonight. 4. the buttocks5. the part of a garment covering the buttocks6. the part or area serving as the base of an object7. the part or surface on which the base of an object rests8. the place or centre in which something is located: a seat of government. 9. a place of abode, esp a country mansion that is or was originally the chief residence of a family10. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a membership or the right to membership in a legislative or similar body11. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) chiefly Brit a parliamentary constituency12. (Stock Exchange) membership in a stock exchange13. (Horse Training, Riding & Manège) the manner in which a rider sits on a horse14. by the seat of one's pants by instinct rather than knowledge or experience15. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) on seat informal W African (of officials) in the office rather than on tour or on leave: the agricultural advisor will be on seat tomorrow. vb16. (tr) to bring to or place on a seat; cause to sit down17. (tr) to provide with seats18. (tr; often passive) to place or centre: the ministry is seated in the capital. 19. (tr) to set firmly in place20. (tr) to fix or install in a position of power21. (tr) to put a seat on or in (an item of furniture, garment, etc)22. (Clothing & Fashion) (intr) (of garments) to sag in the area covering the buttocks: your thin skirt has seated badly. [Old English gesete; related to Old Norse sæti, Old High German gasāzi, Middle Dutch gesaete] ˈseatless adj

seat

(sit)

n. 1. something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair or bench. 2. the part of something on which one sits: a chair seat. 3. the buttocks. 4. the part of the garment covering the buttocks. 5. a manner of or posture used in sitting on a horse. 6. something on which the base of an object rests. 7. the base itself. 8. a place in which something occurs or is established: a college as a seat of learning. 9. a place in which administrative power is centered: Washington is the seat of the U.S. government. 10. accommodation for sitting, as in a theater. 11. a right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body: She was elected to a seat in the Senate. 12. a right to the privileges of membership in a stock exchange or the like. v.t. 13. to place on a seat; cause to sit down. 14. to guide to a seat. 15. to accommodate with seats: a theater that seats 1200 people. 16. to put a seat on or into. 17. to install in a position or office of authority. 18. to fit (a valve) with a seat. 19. to attach to or place firmly in or on something as a base: Seat the telescope on the tripod. v.i. 20. to fit properly in a seat. Idioms: by the seat of one's pants, using experience, instinct, or guesswork. [1150–1200; Middle English sete (n.) < Old Norse sæti, c. Old English gesete, Old High German gasāzi; akin to sit] seat′er, n. seat′less, adj.

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.

bank

bench">bench seat1. 'bank'

The bank of a river or lake is the ground at its edge.

There are new developments along both banks of the Thames.She left her shoes on the bank and dived into the lake.

A bank is also a place where you can keep your money in an account.

You should ask your bank for a loan.2. 'bench' and 'seat'

Don't call a long, narrow seat in a park or garden a 'bank'. You call it a bench or a seat.

Greg sat on the bench and waited.She sat on a seat in the park and read her magazine.

seat

Past participle: seated
Gerund: seating

Imperative
seat
seat

Present
I seat
you seat
he/she/it seats
we seat
you seat
they seat

Preterite
I seated
you seated
he/she/it seated
we seated
you seated
they seated

Present Continuous
I am seating
you are seating
he/she/it is seating
we are seating
you are seating
they are seating

Present Perfect
I have seated
you have seated
he/she/it has seated
we have seated
you have seated
they have seated

Past Continuous
I was seating
you were seating
he/she/it was seating
we were seating
you were seating
they were seating

Past Perfect
I had seated
you had seated
he/she/it had seated
we had seated
you had seated
they had seated

Future
I will seat
you will seat
he/she/it will seat
we will seat
you will seat
they will seat

Future Perfect
I will have seated
you will have seated
he/she/it will have seated
we will have seated
you will have seated
they will have seated

Future Continuous
I will be seating
you will be seating
he/she/it will be seating
we will be seating
you will be seating
they will be seating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been seating
you have been seating
he/she/it has been seating
we have been seating
you have been seating
they have been seating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been seating
you will have been seating
he/she/it will have been seating
we will have been seating
you will have been seating
they will have been seating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been seating
you had been seating
he/she/it had been seating
we had been seating
you had been seating
they had been seating

Conditional
I would seat
you would seat
he/she/it would seat
we would seat
you would seat
they would seat

Past Conditional
I would have seated
you would have seated
he/she/it would have seated
we would have seated
you would have seated
they would have seated

seat

Membership of a legislative body, or, in Britain, a Parliamentary constituency.

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"placeaeroplane, 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 playsperch - an elevated place serving as a seatspace - 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, buttbody part - any part of an organism such as an organ or extremitytorso, 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 personbench - (law) the seat for judges in a courtroombox 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 boxchair - 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 seatseat - 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 personstool - a simple seat without a back or armstoilet seat - the hinged seat on a toiletupholstery - 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 Commonsbackseat - 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 bicycleboatswain's chair, bosun's chair - a seat consisting of a board and a rope; used while working aloft or over the side of a shipbucket seat - a low single seat as in cars or planescar seat - a seat in a carchair - a particular seat in an orchestra; "he is second chair violin"cockpit - seat where the driver sits while driving a racing carcrossbench - any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Oppositionejection 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 parachutefront bench - any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministershoudah, howdah - a (usually canopied) seat for riding on the back of a camel or elephantjump seat - a folding seat in an automobilepillion - a seat behind the rider of a horse or motorbike etc.plane seat - a seat on a commercial airlinerrumble - a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriagerumble seat - a folding outside seat in the back of some early carssaddle - a seat for the rider of a horse or camelsaddle 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 aftsupport - 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 governmentcenter, 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 countycounty town, shire town - the town or city that is the seat of government for a shiresee - 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 partpart, 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 clothskirt - cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waisttrouser, 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, sitlay, 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 seatedreseat - 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, investinstal, install - put into an office or a position; "the new president was installed immediately after the election"
	4.	seat - put a seat on a chaircabinetry, 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 effectfurnish, 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"

seat

noun1. chair, place, bench, stall, throne, stool, pew, settle Stephen returned to his seat.2. bottom, behind (informal), rear, bum (Brit. slang), ass (U.S. & Canad. taboo slang), tail (informal), butt (U.S. & Canad. informal), buns (U.S. slang), arse (taboo slang), buttocks, backside, rump, rear end, posterior, derrière (euphemistic), tush (U.S. slang), fundament, jacksy (Brit. slang) a kick in the seat of the pants3. membership, place, constituency, chair, incumbency He lost his seat to the Tories.4. centre, place, site, heart, capital, situation, source, station, location, headquarters, axis, cradle, hub Gunfire broke out around the seat of government.5. mansion, house, residence, abode, ancestral hall her family's ancestral seat in Scotlandverb1. sit, place, settle, set, park, station, fix, deposit, locate, install He waved towards a chair, and seated himself at the desk.2. hold, take, accommodate, sit, contain, cater for, have room or capacity for The theatre seats 570.

seat

noun1. The part of one's back on which one rests in sitting:buttock (used in plural), derrière, posterior, rump.Informal: backside, behind, bottom, rear.Slang: bun (used in plural), fanny, tush.Chiefly British: bum.2. The lowest or supporting part or structure:base, basis, bed, bottom, foot, footing, foundation, fundament, ground, groundwork, substratum, underpinning (often used in plural).3. A place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance:center, focus, headquarters, heart, hub.verb1. To cause to take a sitting position:sit (down).2. To place securely in a position or condition:ensconce, establish, fix, install, settle.

Translations

席位座位活动中心臀部裤子的后裆

seat

(siːt) noun1. something for sitting on. Are there enough seats for everyone?座位2. the part of a chair etc on which the body sits. This chair-seat is broken.底座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. 臀部，裤子的后裆 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. 座位，席位 5. a place that is the centre of some activity etc. Universities are seats of learning. 活动中心，场所 verb1. to cause to sit down. I seated him in the armchair.使就座2. to have seats for. Our table seats eight.可坐...人-seater having seats for. The bus is a thirty-seater. （常用以构成复合词）有...个座位的 ˈseating noun the supply or arrangement of seats. She arranged the seating for the lecture.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. 安全带take a seat to sit down. Please take a seat!坐下

seat

→ 席位zhCN, 座位zhCN

I want to reserve a seat in a non-smoking compartment (US)
I want to book a seat in a non-smoking compartment (UK) → 我想要预订一个非吸烟车厢的座位
I'd like a non-smoking seat → 我要一个非吸烟车厢的座位
I'd like a seat in the smoking area → 我要一个吸烟区座位
Is this seat free? → 这儿有人坐吗？
Is this seat taken? → 这个座位有人坐吗？
Excuse me, that's my seat → 对不起，这是我的座位
I have a seat reservation → 这是我定的座位
The seat is too high → 座位太高
The seat is too low → 座位太低
The seat is uncomfortable (US)
The seat is uncomfy (UK) → 座位不舒服
I'd like an aisle seat → 我想要靠走道的座位
I'd like a window seat → 我想要靠窗户的座位
Do you have a child's seat? → 有没有儿童座椅？
I'd like a child seat for a two-year-old child → 我想要一个两岁儿童使用的儿童座椅
Do you have a baby seat? → 有婴儿座椅吗？

seat

Related to seat: drivers seat, mercy seat

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Synonyms for seat

noun chair

Synonyms

chair
place
bench
stall
throne
stool
pew
settle

noun bottom

Synonyms

bottom
behind
rear
bum
ass
tail
butt
buns
arse
buttocks
backside
rump
rear end
posterior
derrière
tush
fundament
jacksy

noun membership

Synonyms

membership
place
constituency
chair
incumbency

noun centre

Synonyms

centre
place
site
heart
capital
situation
source
station
location
headquarters
axis
cradle
hub

noun mansion

Synonyms

mansion
house
residence
abode
ancestral hall

verb sit

Synonyms

sit
place
settle
set
park
station
fix
deposit
locate
install

verb hold

Synonyms

hold
take
accommodate
sit
contain
cater for
have room or capacity for

Synonyms for seat

noun the part of one's back on which one rests in sitting

Synonyms

buttock
derrière
posterior
rump
backside
behind
bottom
rear
bun
fanny
tush
bum

noun the lowest or supporting part or structure

Synonyms

base
basis
bed
bottom
foot
footing
foundation
fundament
ground
groundwork
substratum
underpinning

noun a place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance

Synonyms

center
focus
headquarters
heart
hub

verb to cause to take a sitting position

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verb to place securely in a position or condition

Synonyms

ensconce
establish
fix
install
settle

Synonyms for seat

noun a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

Synonyms

place

Related Words

aeroplane
airplane
plane
dramatic art
dramaturgy
theater
theatre
dramatics
perch
space

noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Synonyms

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

Related Words

body part
torso
trunk
body

noun furniture that is designed for sitting on

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bench
box seat
box
chair
article of furniture
furniture
piece of furniture
hassock
pouffe
pouf
ottoman
puff
seat
seating
seating area
seating room
seats
couch
lounge
sofa
stool
toilet seat
upholstery

noun any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)

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backbench
backseat
balloon seat
bell seat
bicycle seat
saddle
boatswain's chair
bosun's chair
bucket seat
car seat
chair
cockpit
crossbench
ejection seat
ejector seat
capsule
front bench
houdah
howdah
jump seat
pillion
plane seat
rumble
rumble seat
saddle seat
seat
sliding seat
support

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

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capital
center
middle
centre
eye
heart
county courthouse
county seat
county town
shire town
see

noun the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

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location

noun the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body

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legal right

noun a part of a machine that supports or guides another part

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part
portion

noun the cloth covering for the buttocks

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cloth covering
skirt
trouser
pant

verb show to a seat

Synonyms

sit down
sit

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lay
place
put
set
position
pose
sit
sit down
reseat

verb be able to seat

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accommodate
admit
hold

verb place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

Synonyms

induct
invest

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instal
install

verb put a seat on a chair

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cabinetry
cabinetwork
furnish
provide
supply
render
reseat

verb provide with seats

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architecture
furnish
provide
supply
render
reseat

verb place or attach firmly in or on a base

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lay
place
put
set
position
pose

verb place in or on a seat

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place
put
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position
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elevated toilet seat

raised toilet seat

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Synonyms for seat

noun chair

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noun bottom

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noun membership

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noun centre

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noun mansion

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verb sit

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verb hold

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Synonyms for seat

noun the part of one's back on which one rests in sitting

Synonyms

noun the lowest or supporting part or structure

Synonyms

noun a place of concentrated activity, influence, or importance

Synonyms

verb to cause to take a sitting position

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verb to place securely in a position or condition

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Synonyms for seat

noun a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

Synonyms

Related Words

noun the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on

Synonyms

Related Words

noun furniture that is designed for sitting on

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noun any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)

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

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noun the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

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noun the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body

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noun a part of a machine that supports or guides another part