seat
Translation
seat, place, chair
Examples
Please take a seat.
Please take a seat.
This is my seat on the plane.
This is my seat on the plane.
He won a seat in parliament.
He won a seat in parliament.
Grammar Patterns
((a seat)) a place to sit Please find a seat.
((a seat)) ((in/on sth.)) a position in a group He has a seat on the board of directors.
Similar Words
Synonyms: chair, place, bench
Etymology
From Old Norse 'sæti', meaning 'a place to sit'. Related to the verb 'sit'.
Memory Tips
You 'sit' in a 'seat'. The words are very similar.