seat
gb/sˈit/ us/sˈit/
A1
Englisch
~ 1000
Bedeutungen
0 Bedeutungen
Nomen
A1
entity
1
place to sit
a place or thing that you sit on
Verwendungsmuster:
a seat; an empty/free seat; a seat on/in something
Häufiger Fehler:
Do not confuse the noun seat with the verb sit: say "I found a seat" but "I sat down."
Themen
countable
|everyday
|transport
|furniture
Beispiele
- There were no empty seats on the train.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Please put your bag under the seat.
Nomen
A2
entity
2
reserved or assigned place
a place to sit that you have booked or been given
Verwendungsmuster:
book/reserve/get a seat; seat number; window/aisle seat
Themen
countable
|travel
|entertainment
|booking
Beispiele
- We booked two seats for the concert.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Your seat is 12A.
Verb
B1
action
3
show to a seat
to put someone in a place where they can sit
Verwendungsmuster:
seat someone; be seated near/by/at something
Häufiger Fehler:
Seat someone is usually transitive: "The host seated us," not "The host seated."
Themen
transitive
|hospitality
|event
Beispiele
- The host seated us near the window.
Beispiele für Lernende
- Guests will be seated in order of arrival.
Verb
B1
ability
4
have capacity for
to have room for a particular number of people to sit
Verwendungsmuster:
seat + number; seat up to + number + people
Themen
transitive
|capacity
|numbers
Beispiele
- The dining room seats 80 people.
Beispiele für Lernende
- This car seats seven.
Verb
formal
B1
action
5
sit down
to sit down; this is often used formally as "be seated"
Verwendungsmuster:
be seated; seat oneself + place
Häufiger Fehler:
In everyday English, use "sit down" for the simple action. "Be seated" is more formal or official.
Themen
reflexive
|passive
|formal
Beispiele
- Please be seated.
Beispiele für Lernende
- She seated herself at the desk.
Nomen
B1
entity
6
part of a chair
the flat part of a chair that supports your body when you sit
Verwendungsmuster:
the seat of a chair/stool; a wooden/padded seat
Themen
countable
|furniture
|part
Beispiele
- The chair has a wooden seat.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The seat of the stool was cracked.
Nomen
B2
role
7
position in official body
a position as a member of an official group, especially one that people vote for
Verwendungsmuster:
win/lose/gain/hold a seat; a seat in/on something
Themen
countable
|politics
|organization
Beispiele
- The party gained five seats in the election.
Beispiele für Lernende
- She has a seat on the city council.
Nomen
formal
B2
entity
8
official center
the main official place of a government, institution, or organization
Verwendungsmuster:
the seat of government/power; legal/official seat
Themen
formal
|government
|organization
|location
Beispiele
- The city is the seat of the state government.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The company moved its legal seat to Dublin.
Nomen
formal
C1
abstract
9
source or center
the place where something important is thought to be based or produced
Verwendungsmuster:
the seat of + abstract noun/condition
Themen
formal
|abstract
|source
Beispiele
- Some philosophers described the heart as the seat of emotion.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The area became the seat of the infection.
Verb
technical
C1
action
10
fit firmly
to put a part firmly in the right position
Verwendungsmuster:
seat something in/on something; be properly/fully seated
Themen
technical
|transitive
|engineering
Beispiele
- Make sure the cable is fully seated in the connector.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The valve must be seated correctly to prevent leaks.
Verb
formal
C1
action
11
install as member
to officially make someone a member of a council, parliament, committee, or similar group
Verwendungsmuster:
seat someone as something; be seated in/on a body
Themen
formal
|politics
|organization
|transitive
Beispiele
- The court ordered that the elected delegate be seated.
Beispiele für Lernende
- New members will be seated at the first meeting.
Nomen
B2
entity
12
part of trousers
the back part of trousers or pants that covers the part of the body you sit on
Verwendungsmuster:
the seat of trousers/pants/jeans
Themen
clothing
|countable
|part
Beispiele
- The seat of his trousers was covered in dust.
Beispiele für Lernende
- These jeans are worn at the seat.
Nomen
informal
C1
entity
13
buttocks
a humorous or old-fashioned word for a person's bottom
Verwendungsmuster:
fall/land on one's seat
Häufiger Fehler:
This use can sound humorous or old-fashioned; in neutral everyday English, use "bottom" or "buttocks" depending on formality.
Themen
body_part
|euphemistic
|humorous
|low_frequency
Beispiele
- He slipped on the ice and landed on his seat.
Beispiele für Lernende
- The child fell backward onto his seat.
Grammatik
Grundform
seat
IPA
GB/sˈit/
US/sˈit/
Silben & Betonung
seat (1 Silbe)
Stress on 1st syllable (seat)
Wortformen
Noun
- Base: seat
- Plural: seats
Wortfamilie
Forms
seats
noun
Core family
seating
noun
seated
adjective
Related words
seatbelt
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unseat
verb
Ausdrücke
car seat
4/kˈɑɹ sˈit/
fixed phrase
child safety seat
a safety seat for a baby or child in a car
Beispiele
- They installed the car seat before bringing the baby home.
- Children must use a car seat until they are old enough for a regular seat belt.
- The car seat was too small for their three-year-old.
have a seat
2/hˈæv ə sˈit/
fixed phrase
invitation to sit
used to say politely that someone can sit down
Beispiele
- Come in and have a seat.
- Have a seat while I print the documents.
- The receptionist smiled and said, “Please have a seat.”
in the driver's seat
5/ˈɪn ðə dɹˈaɪvɚz sˈit/
idiom
in control
having control or power in a situation
Beispiele
- After the merger, the new CEO was clearly in the driver’s seat.
- A strong early lead put their team in the driver’s seat.
- With the final decision in her hands, Maria was in the driver’s seat.
in the hot seat
7/ˈɪn ðə hˈɑt sˈit/
idiom
under pressure
in a situation where people are asking you difficult questions or blaming you
Beispiele
- The minister was in the hot seat after the report was released.
- During the interview, I felt like I was in the hot seat.
- The coach is in the hot seat after three straight losses.
on the edge of one's seat
4/ˈɔn ðə ˈɛd͡ʒ əv wˈʌnz sˈit/
idiom
extremely excited or nervous waiting
Feeling very excited or nervous because you are waiting for something to happen.
Beispiele
- The movie kept me on the edge of my seat until the very end.
- She was on the edge of her seat during the entire match.
on the edge of one's seat
6/ˈɔn ðə ˈɛd͡ʒ əv wˈʌnz sˈit/
idiom
excited with suspense
so excited or nervous that you want to know what happens next
Beispiele
- The final episode kept us on the edge of our seats.
- It was a thrilling match, and the crowd was on the edge of its seat.
- Her story had everyone on the edge of their seats.
seat belt
3/sˈit bˈɛlt/
fixed phrase
safety strap
a safety belt in a car or plane
Beispiele
- Fasten your seat belt before we start driving.
- The seat belt sign is on, so please stay in your seat.
- She was wearing a seat belt when the accident happened.
take a back seat
8/tˈeɪk ə bˈæk sˈit/
idiom
become less important
to become less important or let someone or something else be more important
Beispiele
- During the crisis, personal plans had to take a back seat.
- He took a back seat in the family business after his daughter became CEO.
- Health should not take a back seat to work.
take a seat
1/tˈeɪk ə sˈit/
fixed phrase
sit down
to sit down
Beispiele
- Please take a seat and the doctor will see you shortly.
- Everyone took a seat around the table.
- You can take a seat over there while you wait.