seat
[ seet ]
/ sit /
noun
verb (used with object)
verb (used without object)
(of a cap, valve, etc.) to be closed or in proper position: Be sure that the cap of the dipstick seats.
Idioms for seat
by the seat of one's pants,
using experience, instinct, or guesswork.
Origin of seat
1150–1200; Middle English
sete (noun) < Old Norse
sæti
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British Dictionary definitions for seat
seat
/ (siːt) /
noun
verb
Derived forms of seat
seatless, adjectiveWord Origin for seat
Old English
gesete; related to Old Norse
sæti, Old High German
gasāzi, Middle Dutch
gesaete
Idioms and Phrases with seat
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