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Definition seat in American English

seat verb

verb
/sit/
1

to put someone or yourself in a seat somewhere

Example

He seated himself behind his desk.

Example

The general seated them to his right.

Synonyms and related words
bed down bunk collapse
2

to have places for a particular number of people to sit

Example

The new stadium will seat up to 80,000 people.

Synonyms and related words
accommodate serve cater
3

to provide someone with a position as a member of a legislature, committee, etc.

Example

The state's youngest delegate to the convention was seated today.

Synonyms and related words
chamber constituency the Dail
4

to fit one part of something firmly into another

Example

The gasket failed to seat properly.

Synonyms and related words
bag bed bottle
Definition seat in American English

Related Words

Words related to seat:

a seat at the table (phrase) aisle seat (noun) back seat (noun) back seat driver (noun) be in the driver’s seat (phrase) booster seat (noun) bucket seat (noun) catbird seat (noun) county seat (noun) driver’s seat (noun) ejection seat (noun) (flying) by the seat of your pants (phrase) jump seat (noun) on the edge of your (phrase) passenger seat (noun) reclining seat (noun) safe seat (noun) seat (noun) seat (verb) seat belt (noun) seat pitch (noun) seat-of-the-pants (adjective) swing seat (noun) take a back seat (phrase) take a seat (phrase) take your seat (phrase) the hot seat (noun) window seat (noun)