Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - seat
Seat
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n. & v. --n. 1 a thing made or used for sitting on; a chair, stool, saddle, etc. 2 the buttocks. 3 the part of the trousers etc. covering the buttocks. 4 the part of a chair etc. on which the sitter's weight directly rests. 5 a place for one person in a theatre, vehicle, etc. 6 the occupation of a seat. 7 esp. Brit. a the right to occupy a seat, esp. as a Member of the House of Commons. b a member's constituency. 8 the part of a machine that supports or guides another part. 9 a site or location of something specified (a seat of learning; the seat of the emotions). 10 a country mansion, esp. with large grounds. 11 the manner of sitting on a horse etc. --v.tr. 1 cause to sit. 2 a provide sitting accommodation for (the cinema seats 500). b provide with seats. 3 (as seated adj.) sitting. 4 put or fit in position. Phrases and idioms be seated sit down. by the seat of one's pants colloq. by instinct rather than logic or knowledge. seat-belt a belt securing a person in the seat of a car or aircraft. take a (or one's) seat sit down. Derivatives seatless adj. Etymology: ME f. ON s{aelig}ti (= OE gesete f. Gmc)
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English sete, from Old Norse sæti; akin to Old English gesete ~, sittan to sit Date: 13th century 1. a special chair of one in eminence, a chair, stool, or bench intended to be sat in or on, the particular part of something on which one rests in sitting , buttocks, 2. a ~ing accommodation , a right of sitting , membership on an exchange, 3. a place where something specified is prevalent ; center , a place from which authority is exercised , a bodily part in which some function or condition is centered , posture in or way of sitting on horseback, 5. a part at or forming the base of something, a part (as a socket) or surface on or in which another part or surface rests, II. verb Date: 1586 transitive verb 1. to install in a ~ of dignity or office, b. to cause to sit or assist in finding a ~, to provide ~s for , to put in a sitting position, to repair the ~ of or provide a new ~ for, to fit to or with a ~ , intransitive verb to take one's ~ or place, to fit correctly on a ~ ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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