LEARNit Dictionary

seat

noun
A2
1
A2
a place where you can sit, for example a chair
صندلی, نشیمن, محل نشستن, جایگاه, مکان نشستن, جای نشستن
see also back seat, booster seat, box seat, bucket seat, car seat, ejector seat, hot seat, love seat, passenger seat, window seat
2
with the number of seats mentioned
مکان نشستن, جای نشستن
(British English)a ten-seater minibus
an all-seater stadium
3
the part of a chair, etc. on which you actually sit
نشیمن, جای نشستن, کفی
a steel chair with a plastic seat
4
A2
a place where you pay to sit in a plane, train, theatre, etc.
محل نشستن, مکان نشستن
Call the theatre box office to book your seats.
To reserve a seat, visit our website.
There are no seats left on that flight.
Airlines often give great deals to fill empty seats.
We had excellent seats for the show, on the third row.
5
B2
an official position as a member of a parliament, council, committee, etc.
کرسی
a seat on the city council/in Parliament/in Congress
Republicans currently hold 51 seats in the Senate.
The majority of seats on the board will be held by business representatives.
The party won 32 seats in the recent elections.
Several ministers are in danger of losing their seats.
(British English)to take your seat
One vote could make all the difference in the highly marginal seat of Crawley.
see also safe seat
6
a place where people are involved in a particular activity, especially a city that has a university or the offices of a government
مرکز, مقر
Washington is the seat of government of the US.
a university town renowned as a seat of learning
7
a large house in the country that belongs to a member of the upper class
عمارت, عمارت اشرافی, عمارت اربابی, محل اقامت اشراف, منزلگاه اشرافی
For the first two years of her life she lived at Ickworth, the family seat in Sussex.
8
the part of the body on which a person sits
باسن
synonym bottom(6)
9
the part of a pair of trousers that covers a person’s seat
قسمت نشیمنگاه شلوار, پشت شلوار
verb
B2
1
B2
to give somebody a place to sit; to sit down in a place
نشاندن, جای دادن
2
to have enough seats for a particular number of people
ظرفیت داشتن, گنجایش داشتن, جا دادن, جای کافی داشتن
The aircraft seats 200 passengers.
The auditorium can seat an audience of 5 000.
The car seats six comfortably.