Meaning & Definition of Seat in English

1. 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"

2. 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?"

3. Furniture that is designed for sitting on

• "There were not enough seats for all the guests"

4. 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"

5. A center of authority (as a city from which authority is exercised)

6. The location (metaphorically speaking) where something is based

• "The brain is said to be the seat of reason"

7. The legal right to sit as a member in a legislative or similar body

• "He was elected to a seat in the senate"

8. A part of a machine that supports or guides another part

9. The cloth covering for the buttocks

• "The seat of his pants was worn through"

1. Show to a seat

• Assign a seat for

• "The host seated me next to mrs. smith"

2. Be able to seat

• "The theater seats 2,000"

3. Place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position

• "There was a ceremony to induct the president of the academy"

4. Put a seat on a chair

5. Provide with seats

• "Seat a concert hall"

6. Place or attach firmly in or on a base

• "Seat the camera on the tripod"

7. Place in or on a seat

• "The mother seated the toddler on the high chair"