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seated

The correct spelling is seated.

How to pronounce seated

/ˈsiːtɪd/
verb

IPA: /ˈsiːtɪd/

Say it like: See-ted

The correct spelling is seated. To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm. For example: "Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover."

Usage Examples

Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover.

The waiter seated us and asked what we would like to drink.

Please seat the audience after the anthem and then introduce the first speaker.

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.
  2. 2.To provide with places to sit.
  3. 3.To request or direct one or more persons to sit.
  4. 4.(legislature) To recognize the standing of a person or persons by providing them with one or more seats which would allow them to participate fully in a meeting or session.
  5. 5.To assign the seats of.

adjective

  1. 1.Sitting
  2. 2.Of a woman's skirt, stretched out and baggy over the wearer's buttocks from much sitting while wearing the skirt
  3. 3.Fixed; confirmed
  4. 4.Located; situated

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