"seat" meaning in English

See seat in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /siːt/ Audio: en-us-seat.ogg [US] Forms: seat [singular], seats [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A seat is something to sit on. Synonyms: chair
    Sense id: simple-seat-en-noun-fAOosnWy
  2. The seat is a part of the clothes covering the buttocks. Synonyms: rear, back
    Sense id: simple-seat-en-noun-ofVsBKSx
  3. Seat is where something is, at the centre of things.
    Sense id: simple-seat-en-noun-c88L6yaE

Verb

IPA: /siːt/ Audio: en-us-seat.ogg [US] Forms: seat [canonical], seats [third-person, singular], seated [past], seated [past, participle], seating [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. To seat is to help someone sit down.
    Sense id: simple-seat-en-verb-RDpj5c7i
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      "form": "seat",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Pull up a seat and sit down."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A seat is something to sit on."
      ],
      "id": "simple-seat-en-noun-fAOosnWy",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chair"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The seat of your pants is muddy."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The seat is a part of the clothes covering the buttocks."
      ],
      "id": "simple-seat-en-noun-ofVsBKSx",
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rear"
        },
        {
          "word": "back"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The town was the county seat, where the county council met."
        },
        {
          "text": "Canberra is the seat of the Australian Government."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Seat is where something is, at the centre of things."
      ],
      "id": "simple-seat-en-noun-c88L6yaE"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/siːt/"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-seat.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seat"
}

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seat",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seats",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seated",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seating",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Follow me. I will seat you near the stage."
        },
        {
          "text": "I will pull out your chair to seat you."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To seat is to help someone sit down."
      ],
      "id": "simple-seat-en-verb-RDpj5c7i",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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    },
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      "audio": "en-us-seat.ogg",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seat"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seat",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seats",
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Pull up a seat and sit down."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A seat is something to sit on."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "chair"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The seat of your pants is muddy."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The seat is a part of the clothes covering the buttocks."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "rear"
        },
        {
          "word": "back"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The town was the county seat, where the county council met."
        },
        {
          "text": "Canberra is the seat of the Australian Government."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Seat is where something is, at the centre of things."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/siːt/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-seat.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seat"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "seat",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seats",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seated",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seated",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "seating",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Follow me. I will seat you near the stage."
        },
        {
          "text": "I will pull out your chair to seat you."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To seat is to help someone sit down."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/siːt/"
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-seat.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "seat"
}

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