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seat (EN)
существительное, глагол

существительное “seat”

ед. seat, мн. seats
  1. место для сидения
    I reserved a seat at the front of the theater to have the best view of the play.
  2. сиденье
    At the park, he found an empty bench and took a seat to enjoy the afternoon sun.
  3. сиденье
    When she entered the room, she placed her bag on the seat of the nearest chair.
  4. ягодицы
    After a long walk, he was grateful to rest his weary seat on the soft park bench.
  5. задник (штанов, брюк и т.д.)
    After sliding down the playground slide numerous times, the seat of his jeans was starting to fray.
  6. посадочное место (в механизме)
    The bearing was damaged because the seat it rested on was not properly aligned.
  7. место (в организации, совете и т.д.)
    After years of hard work in the community, she finally earned a seat on the city council.
  8. штаб-квартира
    London is the seat of the British Parliament.

глагол “seat”

инфинитив seat; он seats; пр. вр. seated; пр. прич. seated; гер. seating
  1. посадить
    Before starting the engine, I seated the new spark plug snugly into its socket.
  2. оборудовать местами для сидения
    The new restaurant seats forty people comfortably.
  3. рассадить
    The hostess seated us by the window as soon as we arrived at the restaurant.