seat
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1.0
- noun
- /siːt/
:
asiento
- Day after day, Emma would cuddle up on the window seat with Charlie and watch.
- back seat
- seat cushion
- seat belt
Get you out of your seat straight up savages.
- Get you out of your seat straight up savages.
- Trump shifted around in his seat and whispered to his lawyer.
- He's smashing the seat back in front of him.
- I was laying down in the back seat with a cast on my leg.
- I opened my briefcase on the passenger seat just so they could see.
- He has this like hammock seat, hammock chair thing hanging beside his bed.
- This is not a very roomy rear seat, but it is a rear seat nonetheless.
- I always kick my shoes off where there's a seat and a floor.
Examples
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Arthur Borofsky slept in the front seat of the car, his head against his father's side.
Fiction book (1990) -
The Secretary of State seemed to levitate from his seat to protest, then restrained himself.
Fiction book (1990) -
Well, look at this little seat with that view.
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I found it in the back seat of my car.
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I will take the passenger seat, Baby, we'll have to go far.
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Please, do take a seat.
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I got out of my car seat.
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Trump shifted around in his seat and whispered to his lawyer.
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Roy adds the ledger from the back seat, shuts the trunk, and walks away.
Fiction book (1990) -
Please have a seat while you wait for your appointment.
Synonyms
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1.0
A seat for one person with a back and legs
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1.0
A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for several people
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A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for two or more people
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1.0
A long hard seat for several people, often made of wood
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1.0
A small seat with no back or arms for one person
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1.0
A comfortable chair with supports on each side for your arms
26
2.0
A long soft seat for more than one person in a living room
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3.1
A comfortable chair with a back that tilts and a footrest that lifts
10
2.7
A small sofa for two people to sit together
9
3.9
A long seat with a back for two or more people, like a small sofa
8
4.7
A low padded seat without a back or arms that you rest your feet on and use to store things
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
22
4.6
A position where someone is under strong pressure and criticism because of their responsibilities
5
3.7
A place very close to the action at a sporting event or show that lets you watch events up close
- Specialized
3
5.0
A seat in a plane that pushes the pilot out in an emergency so they can use a parachute
- Specialized
2
5.5
A seat in a plane that pushes the pilot out in an emergency so they can use a parachute
- Archaic
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9.9
An extra place to sit at the back of an old car that folds and is open to the air
- Archaic
A small extra folding seat at the back of a two-seat car often open to the weather
- Archaic
A rounded chair seat that looks like a small puffed cushion on 18th century chairs
- Specialized
A slightly curved place to sit like a horse saddle that gives extra comfort
- Specialized
A seat in a rowing boat that moves on runners so the rower can use their legs
How Comfortable
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seat comes from the Old English setl, from an old German word meaning 'to sit'. So a seat is literally the place where you sit, which is why we use it for the part of a chair you sit on.