Meanings
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1
noun
Something you sit on, such as a chair or part of a chair.
I dusted off the seat before sitting down.
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2
noun
A place where you can sit, for example in a theatre or on a train.
I booked our seats in advance.
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3
verb
To help someone sit down, or to give them a place to sit.
The waiter seated us at a table near the window.
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4
noun
An official position as a member of a parliament or similar body.
She won a seat in the Senate.
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Etymology
From Middle English sete, from Old English sǣte, possibly from (or simply cognate with) Old Norse sæti (“seat”), both from Proto-Germanic *sētiją (“seat”), from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“to sit”); compare Old English set (“seat”). Noun sense 2 (“location or site”) is probably derived from Old English sǣte (“house”), which is related to Old High German sāza (“sedan, seat, domicile”). Cognates * Middle Dutch gesaete * Old High German gisazi (modern German Gesäß)