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seat2 [transitive]
1 [not in progressive] if a place seats a number of people, it has enough seats for that number : 
The arena seats 60,000.
The arena seats 60,000.2 formal to sit down somewhere : She seated herself at her desk. ➔ see usage note sit
seat yourself (in/on/beside etc something)
She seated herself at her desk.3 to arrange for someone to sit somewhere
seat somebody beside/near etc somebody/something the old custom of seating boys and girls on opposite sides of the classroom
➔ seatedthe old custom of seating boys and girls on opposite sides of the classroomWORD CHOICE: WORD CHOICE:
sit, sit down, sit in/on, seatYou usually use sit down rather than sit to say that someone moves into a sitting position • Everyone sat down to listen.You use sit when you mention where someone sits down • She sat next to me. • Where shall I sit?!! You sit on or sit in a chair, depending on whether it is flat and simple or soft and comfortable • We sat on barstools. • He sat in his favourite armchair. You sit on flat things such as a bench, the floor, or the grass. You sit in a room, a corner, long grass, a tree, or a seat in a car • I get travel sick when I sit in the back.!! To tell someone to sit down, say 'Sit down', 'Have a seat', or in very formal situations, 'Be seated'. You usually only say 'Sit!' to a dog. ➔ See also sit
WORD CHOICE: sit, sit down, sit in/on, seatYou usually use sit down rather than sit to say that someone moves into a sitting position • Everyone sat down to listen.You use sit when you mention where someone sits down • She sat next to me. • Where shall I sit?!! You sit on or sit in a chair, depending on whether it is flat and simple or soft and comfortable • We sat on barstools. • He sat in his favourite armchair. You sit on flat things such as a bench, the floor, or the grass. You sit in a room, a corner, long grass, a tree, or a seat in a car • I get travel sick when I sit in the back.!! To tell someone to sit down, say 'Sit down', 'Have a seat', or in very formal situations, 'Be seated'. You usually only say 'Sit!' to a dog. ➔ See also sit
