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How to spell seat

Seat is spelled S-E-A-T.

hear itseat/sit/nounLong vowels

What it means: A place to sit, like in a theater.

In a sentence: I sat in a comfy seat while watching the movie.

Same family: seated, seating, seatbelt, seatmate. If you can spell one, the shared part carries to the others.

Where it comes from: English "seat" comes from Old Norse "sæti," meaning a place to sit. Over time, it also developed the verb sense "to seat," meaning to show someone to a place where they should sit.

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