seat

/si:t/

Thân thiện

The toddler sits on the seat of the high chair.

Definition

1. Noun:

   • A piece of furniture designed for sitting on: A chair, bench, or other object used for sitting.
   • The part of a chair, bench, etc., on which one sits: The horizontal surface you sit on.
   • A place where one may sit, especially one requiring a ticket or reservation: A specific location for a person to sit in a theater, vehicle, or stadium.
   • The right to sit as a member of a council, committee, or legislative body: Membership in such a group.
   • A location or center from which something operates or is based: The place where an activity, function, or organization is centered.
   • The part of the body on which one sits; the buttocks.
   • The part of a garment covering the buttocks.
   • A part of a machine that supports or guides another part.

2. Verb:

   • To place someone in a seat; to cause to sit down.
   • To have or provide seats for a specified number of people: To have the capacity to accommodate.
   • To fix or place something firmly into a base or socket.
   • To install formally in a position of authority.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • Please take a seat. (Please sit down.)
  • I have a seat on the 3 PM flight. (I have a reserved place on the 3 PM flight.)
  • She won a seat in Parliament. (She won the right to be a member of Parliament.)
  • The university is a seat of learning. (The university is a center of education.)
  • He fell and landed hard on his seat. (He fell and landed hard on his buttocks.)

• Verb:

  • The usher will seat you shortly. (The usher will show you to your place to sit.)
  • This auditorium seats 500 people. (This auditorium has space for 500 people to sit.)
  • Seat the post firmly in the ground. (Fix the post firmly into the ground.)
  • The new chancellor was seated last week. (The new chancellor was formally installed in office last week.)

Advanced Usage

• "To be seated": To be sitting down; often used formally.

  • Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated. (Ladies and gentlemen, please sit down.)

• "To have a seat on the board": To be a member of a company's board of directors.

  • She has a seat on the board of several tech companies. (She is a member of the board of directors for several tech companies.)

• "The seat of government": The city or building where a government's central offices are located.

  • Washington D.C. is the seat of the U.S. government. (Washington D.C. is the center of the U.S. government.)

Variants and Related Words

• Seating (n): The arrangement of seats or the provision of seats.
  • The stadium's seating was recently upgraded.
• Seated (adj): In a sitting position.
  • A seated figure in the painting.
• Seatbelt (n): A safety belt in a vehicle.
• Seatback (n): The back part of a seat.

Synonyms

• Noun (for furniture): Chair, bench, stool.
• Noun (for location/center): Center, hub, base, headquarters.
• Noun (for membership): Place, position, membership.
• Verb (to place): Sit, place, position, install.

Related Phrasal Verbs

• Seat oneself: To sit down. (More formal than "sit down").
  • He seated himself at the head of the table. (He sat down at the head of the table.)

Related Idioms

• "By the seat of one's pants": To do something using instinct and practical experience rather than a plan or theory.
  • He managed the project by the seat of his pants. (He managed the project using instinct and improvisation.)
• "In the driver's seat": In control of a situation.
  • With the new contract, our company is in the driver's seat. (Our company is now in control.)
• "Take a back seat": To assume a less active or important role.
  • He decided to take a back seat and let his team lead the project. (He decided to play a less prominent role.)

Học thuật

Noun

1. the cloth covering for the buttocks
   • the seat of his pants was worn through
2. a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
3. the legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body
   • he was elected to a seat in the Senate
4. the location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based
   • the brain is said to be the seat of reason
5. a center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)
6. any support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
   • he dusted off the seat before sitting down
7. furniture that is designed for sitting on
   • there were not enough seats for all the guests
8. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
   • he deserves a good kick in the butt
   • are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?
9. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
   • he booked their seats in advance
   • he sat in someone else's place

Verb

1. place in or on a seat
   • the mother seated the toddler on the high chair
2. place or attach firmly in or on a base
   • seat the camera on the tripod
3. provide with seats
   • seat a concert hall
4. put a seat on a chair
5. place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position
   • there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy
6. be able to seat
   • The theater seats 2,000
7. show to a seat; assign a seat for
   • The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith

Từ đồng nghĩa

• buttocks
• place
• induct
• invest
• sit
• sit down