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verb ADV. comfortably He seated himself comfortably at the foot of the bed. The car seats six comfortably. PREP. at Ramirez was seated at a table near the window. | on She seated herself on the sofa. PHRASES be seated Please be seated. | be seated cross-legged, remain/stay seated Please remain seated until your name is called., noun for sitting on ADJ. empty, spare, vacant There were no empty seats left in the hall. Do you have a spare seat in your car? | comfortable, comfy | cushioned | bicycle, car | back, front, rear I always feel sick if I sit in the back seat of the car. | driver's, driving, passenger | baby, child, safety | pillion I had a terrifying journey on the pillion seat of a Honda 750. | aisle, window I always ask for an aisle seat when I fly. | lavatory, toilet | good, ringside I got to the theatre early to get a good seat. We had ringside seats for the boxing match. VERB + SEAT get, have, take Please take a seat. Is this seat taken? | book, reserve Is it possible to book seats for the play? | save Can you save me a seat if you get there first? | occupy, sit on The best seats were occupied by the friends and families of the performers. It is very uncomfortable to sit on these seats. | resume The audience resumed their seats for the second half of the play. | give up, vacate He gave up his seat on the bus to a pregnant woman. | lean back in, recline in, settle back in | settle into We had hardly settled into our seats when the first goal was scored. | get (up) out of | put back, recline SEAT + NOUN cover | reservation PREP. in a/the ~ The man in the passenger seat seemed to be asleep. | on a/the ~ I found my gloves lying on the back seat. | out of a/the ~ He leapt out of his seat when he saw the rat. | ~ for I managed to get some seats for the ballet. in Parliament, etc. ADJ. congressional, parliamentary, Senate | marginal | safe | Labour, Tory, etc. VERB + SEAT gain, win | lose He lost his seat in the last election. | keep, retain | regain | contest | resign PREP. ~ in a seat in Parliament | ~ on a seat on the local council
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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seat
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seat
free
• Excuse me, is this seat free?
an empty/vacant seat
• Patrick spotted an empty seat near the back.
the front/back/rear seat
(= in a car )
• Never leave bags on the back seat of a car.
the driver's seat
• He climbed into the driver's seat.
the passenger seat
• The cop in the passenger seat spun around to stare at him.
a window/aisle seat
(= one next to the window or the space between seats, for example in a plane )
• I'd prefer a window seat, please.
a front-row seat
(= one at the front of a theatre, sports ground etc )
• We had front-row seats.
a ringside seat
(= one in the front row at a sports event, especially a boxing match )
• We managed to get ringside seats, so we had a great view of the fight.
a good seat
(= one from which you can see well )
• I managed to get a fairly good seat, near the front.
verbs
have a seat
• We had really good seats, just in front of the stage.
have/take a seat
(= sit down )
• Take a seat, please.
book/reserve a seat
• You can book seats online.
show somebody to their seat
• A flight attendant showed them to their seats.
go back to/return to your seat
• The audience clapped as he returned to his seat.
resume your seat
formal (= sit down again )
• We resumed our seats for the second half of the play.
save somebody a seat
(= tell other people not to sit there )
• I'll save you a seat next to me.
phrases
bums on seats
British English informal (= used for saying that something or someone can attract a large audience )
• He is an actor who will put bums on seats.
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verbs
have/hold a seat
• The Liberals now hold 292 seats in Parliament.
win a seat
• The following year he won a seat on the local council.
gain a seat
( also take a seat from somebody ) (= win a seat from another party )
• At the next election the Republicans gained 12 seats in the Senate. • Labour took over fifty seats from the Conservatives.
lose a seat
• She lost her seat at the last election.
keep/hold onto a seat
( also retain a seat formal ) (= not lose it in an election )
• He is unlikely to retain his seat after next year's election. • Labour managed to hold the seat, but with a reduced majority.
contest a seat
( also run for a seat ) (= try to win it )
• Twenty-four candidates contested the five seats. • He ran for the seat as a Republican.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + seat
a parliamentary seat
• He and his followers won 10 of the state's 13 parliamentary seats in last month's general election.
a Senate seat
a congressional seat
a Labour/Republican etc seat
(= one that a particular party usually wins )
• Middlesbrough is one of the safest Labour seats in the country.
a safe seat
British English (= one that a party is unlikely to lose )
• Maidstone is considered a safe seat for the Conservatives.
a marginal seat
British English (= one that a party might easily lose )
• The party also successfully targeted marginal seats in key areas.
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