(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A ~ is an object that you can sit on, for example a chair.
Stephen returned to his ~...
Ann could remember sitting in the back ~ of their car.
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2.
The ~ of a chair is the part that you sit on.
The stool had a torn, red plastic ~.
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3.
If you ~ yourself somewhere, you sit down. (WRITTEN)
He waved towards a chair, and ~ed himself at the desk.
...a portrait of one of his favourite models ~ed on an elegant sofa.
VERB: V pron-refl, V-ed
4.
A building or vehicle that ~s a particular number of people has enough ~s for that number.
The Theatre ~s 570.
VERB: V amount
5.
The ~ of a piece of clothing is the part that covers your bottom.
Then he got up and brushed off the ~ of his jeans.
N-SING: usu the N of n
6.
When someone is elected to a parliament, congress, or senate, you can say that they, or their party, have won a ~.
Independent candidates won the majority of ~s on the local council.
...a Maryland Republican who lost his ~.
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7.
If someone has a ~ on the board of a company or on a committee, they are a member of it.
He has been unsuccessful in his attempt to win a ~ on the board of the company.
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8.
The ~ of an organization, a wealthy family, or an activity is its base.
Gunfire broke out early this morning around the ~ of government in Lagos.
N-COUNT: with supp
9.
see also deep-~ed , hot ~
10.
If you take a back ~, you allow other people to have all the power and to make all the decisions.
You need to take a back ~ and think about both past and future...
PHRASE: V inflects
11.
If you take a ~, you sit down. (FORMAL)
‘Take a ~,’ he said in a bored tone...
Rachel smiled at him as they took their ~s on opposite sides of the table.
PHRASE: V and N inflect
12.
in the driving ~: see driving ~
by the ~ of your pants: see pants