seat
gb/sˈit/ us/sˈit/
A1
Engleză
~ 1000
Sensuri
0 sensuri
Substantiv
A1
entity
1
place to sit
a place or thing that you sit on
Tipar de utilizare:
a seat; an empty/free seat; a seat on/in something
Greșeală frecventă:
Do not confuse the noun seat with the verb sit: say "I found a seat" but "I sat down."
Teme
countable
|everyday
|transport
|furniture
Exemple
- There were no empty seats on the train.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Please put your bag under the seat.
Substantiv
A2
entity
2
reserved or assigned place
a place to sit that you have booked or been given
Tipar de utilizare:
book/reserve/get a seat; seat number; window/aisle seat
Teme
countable
|travel
|entertainment
|booking
Exemple
- We booked two seats for the concert.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- Your seat is 12A.
Verb
B1
action
3
show to a seat
to put someone in a place where they can sit
Tipar de utilizare:
seat someone; be seated near/by/at something
Greșeală frecventă:
Seat someone is usually transitive: "The host seated us," not "The host seated."
Teme
transitive
|hospitality
|event
Exemple
- The host seated us near the window.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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
Tipar de utilizare:
seat + number; seat up to + number + people
Teme
transitive
|capacity
|numbers
Exemple
- The dining room seats 80 people.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- This car seats seven.
Verb
formal
B1
action
5
sit down
to sit down; this is often used formally as "be seated"
Tipar de utilizare:
be seated; seat oneself + place
Greșeală frecventă:
In everyday English, use "sit down" for the simple action. "Be seated" is more formal or official.
Teme
reflexive
|passive
|formal
Exemple
- Please be seated.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She seated herself at the desk.
Substantiv
B1
entity
6
part of a chair
the flat part of a chair that supports your body when you sit
Tipar de utilizare:
the seat of a chair/stool; a wooden/padded seat
Teme
countable
|furniture
|part
Exemple
- The chair has a wooden seat.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The seat of the stool was cracked.
Substantiv
B2
role
7
position in official body
a position as a member of an official group, especially one that people vote for
Tipar de utilizare:
win/lose/gain/hold a seat; a seat in/on something
Teme
countable
|politics
|organization
Exemple
- The party gained five seats in the election.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- She has a seat on the city council.
Substantiv
formal
B2
entity
8
official center
the main official place of a government, institution, or organization
Tipar de utilizare:
the seat of government/power; legal/official seat
Teme
formal
|government
|organization
|location
Exemple
- The city is the seat of the state government.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The company moved its legal seat to Dublin.
Substantiv
formal
C1
abstract
9
source or center
the place where something important is thought to be based or produced
Tipar de utilizare:
the seat of + abstract noun/condition
Teme
formal
|abstract
|source
Exemple
- Some philosophers described the heart as the seat of emotion.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The area became the seat of the infection.
Verb
technical
C1
action
10
fit firmly
to put a part firmly in the right position
Tipar de utilizare:
seat something in/on something; be properly/fully seated
Teme
technical
|transitive
|engineering
Exemple
- Make sure the cable is fully seated in the connector.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- 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
Tipar de utilizare:
seat someone as something; be seated in/on a body
Teme
formal
|politics
|organization
|transitive
Exemple
- The court ordered that the elected delegate be seated.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- New members will be seated at the first meeting.
Substantiv
B2
entity
12
part of trousers
the back part of trousers or pants that covers the part of the body you sit on
Tipar de utilizare:
the seat of trousers/pants/jeans
Teme
clothing
|countable
|part
Exemple
- The seat of his trousers was covered in dust.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- These jeans are worn at the seat.
Substantiv
informal
C1
entity
13
buttocks
a humorous or old-fashioned word for a person's bottom
Tipar de utilizare:
fall/land on one's seat
Greșeală frecventă:
This use can sound humorous or old-fashioned; in neutral everyday English, use "bottom" or "buttocks" depending on formality.
Teme
body_part
|euphemistic
|humorous
|low_frequency
Exemple
- He slipped on the ice and landed on his seat.
Exemple pentru cursanți
- The child fell backward onto his seat.
Gramatică
Forma de dicționar
seat
IPA
GB/sˈit/
US/sˈit/
Silabe și accent
seat (1 silabă)
Stress on 1st syllable (seat)
Forme ale cuvântului
Noun
- Base: seat
- Plural: seats
Familie de cuvinte
Forms
seats
noun
Core family
seating
noun
seated
adjective
Related words
seatbelt
noun
Negative and opposite forms
unseat
verb
Expresii
car seat
4/kˈɑɹ sˈit/
fixed phrase
child safety seat
a safety seat for a baby or child in a car
Exemple
- 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
Exemple
- 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
Exemple
- 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
Exemple
- 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.
Exemple
- 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
Exemple
- 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
Exemple
- 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
Exemple
- 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
Exemple
- 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.