seat
Something to be sat upon.
Noun 4 meanings
Something to be sat upon.
A location or site.
“Our neighbor has a seat at the stock exchange and in congress.”
The starting point of a fire.
Posture, or way of sitting, on horseback.
Verb 4 meanings
To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.
“Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover.”
To provide with a place to sit.
“This classroom seats two hundred students.”
To request or direct one or more persons to sit.
“Please seat the audience after the anthem and then introduce the first speaker.”
To recognize the standing of a person or persons by providing them with one or more seats which would allow them to participate fully in a meeting or session.
“Only half the delegates from the state were seated at the convention because the state held its primary too early.”
Etymology
From Middle English sete, from Old English sǣte, possibly from (or simply cognate with) Old Norse sæti (“seat”), both from Proto-Germanic *sētiją (“seat”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”); compare Old English set (“seat”).
SEAT at a glance
SEAT has 4 letters and scores 4 points in Scrabble (S 1 + E 1 + A 1 + T 1) and 4 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,570 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
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