What does “seat” mean?
- 1
nounsomething you sit on, such as a chair, or a place where you can sit
Is this seat taken?
- 2
nounan official position as a member of a parliament or committee
The party won ten seats in the election.
- 3
verbto have enough seats for a number of people, or to make someone sit
The theater seats 500 people.
Seat at a glance
- Part of speech
- noun & verb
- CEFR level
- A1 (beginner)
- Pronunciation
- /sit/ · SEET
How to use “seat” correctly
“Take a seat” or “have a seat” is a polite way to say “sit down”. “Be seated” is formal.
Common phrases with “seat”
- take a seat
- window seat
- front seat
- seat belt
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Word family
- seating
- seated
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