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How to pronounce seat in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms sit, sit down
Type of put, place, position, set, pose, lay
Has types reseat
Verb group sit, sit down
Derivation seating


The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith.
Type Words
Synonyms induct, invest
Type of instal, install
Type Words
Synonyms place
Type of space
Has types perch


he booked their seats in advance.
Type Words
Synonyms arse, ass, backside, behind, bottom, bum, buns, butt, buttocks, can, derriere, fanny, fundament, hind end, hindquarters, keister, nates, posterior, prat, rear, rear end, rump, stern, tail, tail end, tooshie, tush
Type of body part
Type Words
Type of center, centre, heart, middle, eye
Has types county courthouse, county seat, county town, capital, shire town, see
Type Words
Type of support
Has types capsule, car seat, rumble seat, chair, rumble, cockpit, sliding seat, backbench, backseat, balloon seat, bell seat, bicycle seat, boatswain's chair, bosun's chair, saddle seat, bucket seat, saddle, crossbench, ejection seat, ejector seat, front bench, plane seat, houdah, howdah, jump seat, pillion


he dusted off the seat before sitting down.
Type Words
Type of portion, part
Type Words
Type of accommodate, admit, hold
Derivation seating


The theater seats 2,000.
Type Words
Type of furniture, article of furniture, piece of furniture
Has types puff, toilet seat, chair, bench, box seat, ottoman, sofa, lounge, hassock, couch, pouf, pouffe, box, stool


there were not enough seats for all the guests.
Type Words
Type of set, lay, place, pose, put, position


the mother seated the toddler on the high chair.
Type Words
Type of place, set, put, position, pose, lay


seat the camera on the tripod.
Type Words
Type of provide, render, supply, furnish
Has types reseat


seat a concert hall.
Type Words
Type of supply, provide, furnish, render
Has types reseat
Type Words
Type of cloth covering


the seat of his pants was worn through.
Type Words
Type of legal right


he was elected to a seat in the Senate.
Type Words
Type of location


the brain is said to be the seat of reason.

Examples of seat

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The armrest between my window seat and the middle seat was up, so I put it down.
From the abcnews.go.com
As I went to get in, I noticed there were two children sitting in the back seat.
From the stltoday.com
The next time you are in a meeting in your company avoid taking your usual seat.
From the bloomberg.com
He added another basket before taking a seat with 3 seconds left in the quarter.
From the denverpost.com
In the center, Hugh Jackman is shown to his front-row seat before bouncing away.
From the dailynews.com
To operate your seat belt, insert the metal tab into the buckle, and pull tight.
From the dailyherald.com
Even before Mr. Issa takes his seat as committee chairman, he is being attacked.
From the washingtontimes.com
Democrats are within striking distance of one Republican-held seat, in Kentucky.
From the online.wsj.com
Increasing the fine to $100 would increase seat-belt use 6 percent to 7 percent.
From the kansas.com
More examples
  • 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"
  • Show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"
  • Be able to seat; "The theater seats 2,000"
  • Buttocks: 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?"
  • Furniture that is designed for sitting on; "there were not enough seats for all the guests"
  • Induct: place ceremoniously or formally in an office or position; "there was a ceremony to induct the president of the Academy"
  • SEAT, S.A. is a Spanish automobile manufacturer founded on May 9, 1950 by the Instituto Nacional de Industria (INI) of Spain, currently a wholly owned subsidiary of the German Volkswagen Group as a member of the now-defunct Audi Brand Group, together with Audi and Lamborghini , and marketed as ...
  • In strict legal language, the term seat defines the seat of a corporation or organisation as a legal entity, indicating where the headquarters of this entity are located. Decision of December 1, 2006 of the Boards of Appeal of the European Patent Office, Reasons 27. ...
  • Seats (Latin: sedes, Hungarian: szu00E9k, German: stuhl, Romanian: scaun) were administrative territorial entities in the medieval Kingdom of Hungary. The seats were autonomous regions within the Kingdom, and were independent from the feudal county system. Their autonomy was granted in return for the military services they provided to the Hungarian Kings.