Tra từ seat - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

seat [seat seats seated seating] noun, verb BrE [siːt] NAmE [siːt]
noun

PLACE TO SIT
1. a place where you can sit, for example a chair
• She sat back in her seat.
• He put his shopping on the seat behind him.
•Please take a seat (= sit down).
•Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats (= sit down).
•a window/corner seat (= one near a window/in a corner)
•a child seat (= for a child in a car)
•Would you prefer a window seat or an aisle seat? (= on a plane)
•We used the branch of an old tree as a seat.
•We all filed back to our seats in silence.

see also ↑back seat, ↑bucket seat, ↑hot seat, ↑love seat, ↑passenger seat

-SEATER
2. (in nouns and adjectives)with the number of seats mentioned: (BrE)a ten-seater minibus
•an all-seater stadium (= in which nobody is allowed to stand)

PART OF CHAIR
3. the part of a chair, etc. on which you actually sit
•a steel chair with a plastic seat

IN PLANE/TRAIN/THEATRE
4. a place where you pay to sit in a plane, train, theatre, etc
•to book/reserve a seat (= for a concert, etc.)
• There are no seats left on that flight.

OFFICIAL POSITION
5. an official position as a member of a parliament, council, committee, etc
•a seat on the city council/in Parliament/in Congress
•to win/lose a seat (= in an election)
• (BrE)to take your seat (= to begin your duties, especially in Parliament)
• The majority of seats on the board will be held by business representatives.
see also ↑safe seat

TOWN/CITY
6. ~ of sth (formal)a place where people are involved in a particular activity, especially a city that has a university or the offices of a government
• Washington is the seat of government of the US.
•a university town renowned as a seat of learning

COUNTRY HOUSE
7. (also ˌcountry ˈseat) (both BrE)a large house in the country, that belongs to a member of the upper class
•the family seat in Norfolk

PART OF BODY
8. (especially formal)the part of the body on which a person sits
Syn: ↑buttocks

PART OF TROUSERS/PANTS
9. the part of a pair of trousers/pants that covers a person's seat
more at take a back seat at ↑back seat, bums on seats at ↑bum _n., on the edge of your seat at ↑edge _n.

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse sæti, from the Germanic base of ↑sit. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

Thesaurus:
seat noun
1. C
•He sat back in his seat and tried to relax.
chair • • sofa • • bench • • armchair • • stool • • pew • • throne • |especially AmE couch •
in/into/out of a/an seat/chair/armchair/pew
on/onto/off a/an seat/chair/sofa/bench/armchair/stool/pew/throne/couch
sit (down) on/in a/an seat/chair/sofa/bench/armchair/stool/pew/throne/couch
Seat or chair? A chair is a piece of furniture designed for sitting on; a seat is anywhere that you can sit:
•a set of dining/kitchen chairs
✗ a set of dining/kitchen seats:
•We used the old tree stump as a seat.
✗ We used the old tree stump as a chair. Seat is also used for the place where you sit in a vehicle:
•the passenger seat/driver's seat (= in a car)
• an aisle/a window seat (= in a bus/plane/train)
2. C
•I reserved two seats for a performance of ‘King Lear’.
place •
a/an good/empty place/seat
take/book/reserve a place/seat
save sb a place/seat

Synonyms:
sit
sit down • be seated • take a seat • perch
These words all mean to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair.
sit • to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair: ▪ May I sit here? ◇ ▪ Sit still, will you!
Sit is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how sb sits, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what sb does while they are sitting: ▪ We sat talking for hours.
sit down/ • sit yourself down • to move from a standing position to a sitting position: ▪ Please sit down. ◇ ▪ Come in and sit yourselves down.
be seated • (formal) to be sitting: ▪ She was seated at the head of the table.
Be seated is often used as a formal way of inviting sb to sit down: ▪ Please be seated.
take a seat • to sit down Take a seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting sb to sit down: ▪ Please take a seat.
perch • (rather informal) to sit on sth, especially on the edge of sth: ▪ She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where sb is perching.
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on sth
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in sth

Example Bank:
•Do you have a spare seat in your car?
•He gave up his seat on the bus to a pregnant woman.
•He has been selected to fight the seat at the next election.
•He leaped out of his seat when he saw the rat.
•He lost his seat in the last election.
•I always ask for an aisle seat when I fly.
•I always feel sick if I sit in the back seat of the car.
•I found my gloves lying on the back seat.
•I got to the concert early to get a good seat.
•I had a terrifying journey on the pillion seat of a Honda 750.
•I managed to get some seats for the ballet.
•I slid into the leather bucket seat and fastened my seat belt.
•I took my usual seat at the front of the classroom.
•Is it possible to book seats for the play?
•Is this seat taken?
•It is very uncomfortable to sit on these seats.
•Not all theatres/theaters can fill their seats so easily.
•Please take a seat.
•Republicans currently hold 51 seats in the Senate.
•Republicans won 52.7% of the House seats.
•Seat reservations are free.
•She is running for a seat in the New York State Assembly.
•She slid into the driver's seat.
•She took her seat in Parliament as Britain's youngest MP.
•The Democrats captured 18 of the 30 open seats.
•The Liberals took seven seats from Labour.
•The audience resumed their seats for the second half of the play.
•The best seats were occupied by the friends and families of the performers.
•The man in the passenger seat seemed to be asleep.
•The party held the seat with a 10 000 majority.
•There were no empty seats left in the hall.
•We had hardly settled into our seats when the first goal was scored.
•We had ringside seats for the boxing match.
•We had the best seats in the house for the concert.
•We settled back into our seats and waited for the show to begin.
•With two minutes to go before the end, I was on the edge of my seat.
•a seat in Congress
•a seat on the board
•a seat on the local council
•an electronic seat-reservation system
•the search for finance chiefs to fill board seats
•For the first two years of her life she lived at Ickworth, the family seat in Sussex.
•I reserved seats for a performance of ‘King Lear’ at the New Theatre.
•Ladies and gentlemen, please take your seats.
•Would you like an aisle seat or a window seat?
•a car seat
•a window/corner seat
•an aisle/a window seat
Idioms: ↑by the seat of your pants ▪ ↑in the driving seat

verb

SIT DOWN
1. ~ sb/yourself (formal)to give sb a place to sit; to sit down in a place
•Please wait to be seated (= in a restaurant, etc.).
•Please be seated (= sit down).
•He seated himself behind the desk.

OF BUILDING/VEHICLE
2. ~ sb to have enough seats for a particular number of people
•The aircraft seats 200 passengers.
•The auditorium can seat an audience of 5 000.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse sæti, from the Germanic base of ↑sit. The verb dates from the late 16th cent.

Synonyms:
sit
sit down • be seated • take a seat • perch
These words all mean to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair.
sit • to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair: ▪ May I sit here? ◇ ▪ Sit still, will you!
Sit is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how sb sits, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what sb does while they are sitting: ▪ We sat talking for hours.
sit down/ • sit yourself down • to move from a standing position to a sitting position: ▪ Please sit down. ◇ ▪ Come in and sit yourselves down.
be seated • (formal) to be sitting: ▪ She was seated at the head of the table.
Be seated is often used as a formal way of inviting sb to sit down: ▪ Please be seated.
take a seat • to sit down Take a seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting sb to sit down: ▪ Please take a seat.
perch • (rather informal) to sit on sth, especially on the edge of sth: ▪ She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where sb is perching.
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on sth
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in sth

Example Bank:
•He seated himself comfortably at the foot of the bed.
•Please be seated.
•Please remain seated until your name is called.
•Ramirez was seated at a table near the window.
•She seated herself on the sofa.
•The car seats six comfortably.
•The old woman was seated in a chair.

See also: ↑country seat ▪ ↑in the driver's seat