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seat

English

🔊 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”
🔊 furniture that is designed for sitting on
“there were not enough seats for all the guests”
🔊 the cloth covering for the buttocks
“the seat of his pants was worn through”
🔊 a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
🔊 the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
“he was elected to a seat in the Senate”
🔊 the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
“the brain is said to be the seat of reason”
🔊 a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
“he booked their seats in advance”
🔊 a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
🔊 the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
“he deserves a good kick in the butt”
🔊 show to a seat
“The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith”
🔊 place in or on a seat
“the mother seated the toddler on the high chair”
🔊 place or attach firmly in or on a base
“seat the camera on the tripod”
🔊 provide with seats
“seat a concert hall”
🔊 put a seat on a chair
🔊 be able to seat
“The theater seats 2,000”
🔊 place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
“there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy”