to seat
30
6.8
- verb
- /siːt/
- Formal
- In the computer-mediated condition, group members were introduced to each other and seated at computer terminals in separate cubicles.
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Examples
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Shanahan is telling this story while seated behind his desk at Redskins Park.
Blog text (26) -
The President will be seated at his desk.
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Please remain seated until further instructions.
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The members of the older generation were seated in the dining room.
Fiction book (1990) -
In the classroom, it helps to have small groups seated as far apart as possible.
Academic text (1993) -
Each patient was seated alone in a small examining room.
Academic text (1993) -
Now I understand why you're seated at the head of the table.
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The committee will seat the new board members during the annual meeting.
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After the election results, the mayor was formally seated in her new office.
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The director will seat the actors according to their roles in the play.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To put something in a particular position or job
580
3.2
Officially choose someone for a job or role
456
2.8
To officially choose someone for a job or position
85
6.2
To give someone official power or a job, often in a ceremony
69
3.9
To put someone into an official job at a ceremony
31
6.2
Officially admit someone to a job or group with a ceremony
1
6.6
To officially put someone into a position or office
To make someone a ruler by a ceremony
Idioms
Phrasal Verbs
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
1
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 Official
- Formal
32
6.3
- Formal
30
6.8
- Formal
580
3.2
∞
3.3
823
2.5
Surface Forms
Etymology
Seat comes from the Old English setl, meaning 'place to sit', and long ago a special chair showed an official role. So to seat someone in office is to place them into that position of authority.