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seats
We have found lemma(root) word of seats : seat.
Definitions
[siːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a thing made or used for sitting on, such as a chair or stool
- a person's buttocks
- a place in an elected legislative or other body
(e.g: he lost his seat in the 1997 election)
- a principal site or location
(e.g: Parliament House was the seat of the Scots Parliament until the Union with England)
- a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
(e.g: if the valve seat is damaged, it can be recut using a special tool)
Phrases:
- take one's seat
Origin
:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse sæti, from the Germanic base of sit. The verb dates from the late 16th century
[siːt], (Verb)
Definitions:
- arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere
(e.g: Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall)
- fit in position
(e.g: upper boulders were simply seated in the interstices below)
Phrases:
- take one's seat
Origin
:
Middle English (as a noun): from Old Norse sæti, from the Germanic base of sit. The verb dates from the late 16th century
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