seat
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- noun
- /siːt/
- Day after day, Emma would cuddle up on the window seat with Charlie and watch.
- back seat
- seat cushion
- seat belt
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Watch on YouTubeGet 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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A seat for one person with a back and legs
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A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for several people
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A long hard seat for several people, often made of wood
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A long comfortable seat with a back and arms for two or more people
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A small seat with no back or arms for one person
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A comfortable chair with supports on each side for your arms
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A comfortable chair with a back that tilts and a footrest that lifts
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A long soft seat for more than one person in a living room
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A small sofa for two people to sit together
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A low padded seat without a back or arms that you rest your feet on and use to store things
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A long seat with a back for two or more people, like a small sofa
Idioms
Compounds
- Informal
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A position where someone is under strong pressure and criticism because of their responsibilities
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A place very close to the action at a sporting event or show that lets you watch events up close
- Specialized
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A seat in a plane that pushes the pilot out in an emergency so they can use a parachute
- Specialized
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A seat in a plane that pushes the pilot out in an emergency so they can use a parachute
- Archaic
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An extra place to sit at the back of an old car that folds and is open to the air
- Specialized
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A slightly curved place to sit like a horse saddle that gives extra comfort
- Specialized
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4.6
A seat in a rowing boat that moves on runners so the rower can use their legs
- 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
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.