to seat
18
2.8
- verb
- /siːt/
- The coach is spacious enough to seat eight passengers.
Examples
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Our turboprop plane could seat forty, though it was less than half full.
Fiction book (1999) -
The bowl is big enough to seat twenty thousand people, and then some.
Academic text (2001) -
The upper deck can seat up to fifty passengers, but it's empty for this flight.
Fiction book (1992) -
Priscilla was able to seat us at a corner table in the dining area.
Fiction book (1992) -
The large-group meeting room should have ample space to seat each small group at a table comfortably.
Academic text (1991) -
Get every passenger seated.
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In the evenings, they won't seat men in shorts and without jackets.
Fiction book (1990) -
The new theater was designed to seat 1,000 people comfortably.
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The restaurant can seat up to 150 customers at once.
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
Compounds
- Informal
27
4.6
A position where someone is under strong pressure and criticism because of their responsibilities
6
3.7
A place very close to the action at a sporting event or show that lets you watch events up close
- Specialized
4
5.0
A seat in a plane that pushes the pilot out in an emergency so they can use a parachute
- Specialized
3
5.5
A seat in a plane that pushes the pilot out in an emergency so they can use a parachute
- Archaic
1
9.9
An extra place to sit at the back of an old car that folds and is open to the air
- Specialized
1
6.6
A slightly curved place to sit like a horse saddle that gives extra comfort
- Specialized
1
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 Many
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seat comes from the Old English setl, meaning 'place to sit'. When we say a hall 'seats' 1,000 people, we mean it has 1,000 places for people to sit.