seats

/siːts/
verb
  1. To place someone in a sitting position; to provide seating for.
    • The usher will seat you near the front of the hall.
    • This restaurant seats up to 200 guests.
    • Please seat yourself anywhere you like.
  2. To have or provide a specified number of seats.
    • The conference room seats only twelve.
    • Our minivan seats seven passengers comfortably.
    • The new stadium seats 50,000 people.
Antonyms
noun
  1. Places designed for sitting, such as chairs, benches, or stools.
    • All the seats on the bus were taken, so I had to stand.
    • The theater has over 500 seats for the audience.
    • We need to buy new seats for the dining table.
  2. Official positions as a member of a council, parliament, or committee.
    • She won a seat in the city council election.
    • The party gained three additional seats in parliament.
    • He resigned his seat on the board of directors.
  3. The part of a chair or other object that you sit on.
    • The bicycle seat needs to be adjusted higher.
    • Please wipe the seat of the toilet after using it.
    • The seat of this old chair is worn and uncomfortable.
  4. A place where something is based or centered.
    • New York is a major seat of the financial industry.
    • The university is a seat of learning and research.
    • The ancient city was the seat of the kingdom's power.