Meaning of seat In English

• 0 a piece of furniture or part of a train, plane, etc. that has been designed for someone to sit on:

  • Chairs, sofas and benches are different types of seat.

  • Please have/take a seat (= sit down).

  • A car usually has a driver's seat, a front/passenger seat and back/rear seats.

  • My ticket says 22D but there's already someone in (= sitting on) that seat.

  • Is this seat free/taken (= is anyone using it)?

  • Would you keep (= stop anyone else from sitting in) my seat (for me) while I go get some food?

  • formal Please stay in/keep your seats (= stay sitting down) until asked to leave.

  • Could I book/reserve two seats (= arrange for them to be officially kept for me) for tomorrow evening's performance?

• 1 the part of a piece of furniture or clothing on which a person sits:

  • I've spilled some coffee on the seat of the armchair.

  • The seat of those trousers looks a little tight. Do you want to try a larger size?

• 2 a person's bottom (= the part of the body that you sit on):

  • When trying out the bike, I had to stop often because my seat was sore.

• 3 an official position as a politician or member of a group of people who control something:

  • She has a seat on the board of directors.

  • He is expected to lose his seat on the city council in next month's elections.

  • She won her seat in Parliament in 2004.

  • He has a very safe seat (= a position that is very unlikely to be lost in an election).

  • I'm sorry - he's not in his seat right now.

  • On receipt of the tuition fees, the college will issue a letter confirming your seat on the course.

• 4 a place that acts as a base or centre for an important activity:

  • The seat of government in the US is in Washington, DC.

  • St Petersburg was the seat of the Russian Revolution.

• 5 the way that a person sits when riding a horse:

  • Your security and your control of the horse depend greatly on having a good seat.

• 6 to arrange for someone to have a particular seat:

  • The waiter greeted me with a big smile and seated us by the window.

  • "I'm so glad to see you!" she said, seating herself between Eleanor and Marianne.

  • The new concert hall seats 1,500 people.

• 7 with enough seats for the particular number of people:

  • a 2,000-seat theatre

• 8 a piece of furniture or other place for someone to sit:

  • She left her jacket on the back of her seat.

  • I got a seat on the flight to New York.

  • Please take a seat (= sit down).

  • a bicycle seat

  • There’s a piece of gum stuck under the seat of the chair.

  • He stood up and brushed the sand off the seat of his pants.

• 9 an official position as a member of a legislature or group of people who control an organization:

  • She decided to run for a seat on the school board.

• 10 a place that is a center for an important activity, esp. government:

  • Pittsburgh is the county seat of Alleghany County.

• 11 to have or be given a place to sit:

  • I was seated between Jasmine and Emily.

  • The concert hall seats 350.

  • Our group is still waiting to be seated for dinner.

  • Please be seated (= sit down).

• 12 an official position as a politician:

  • a seat in sth a seat in Parliament/the House of Representatives

  • She is expected to lose her seat at the next election.

• 13 an official position as a member of a group of people who control a company or organization:

  • a seat on sth The investors demanded several seats on the board.

• 14 a position as a member of a particular stock exchange, commodities exchange, etc. who has the right to trade there:

  • a seat on sth A seat on the New York Exchange confers membership in the exchange.

• 15 one of the places on a plane, etc. or in a theatre, etc. where the passengers or audience sit:

  • We managed to find a seat on a later flight.

  • The best seats at the concert had been reserved for corporate sponsors.