What
is the difference between
Seat and Sit?
What is the difference between Seat and Sit? :
Seat : (noun)
( 1 ) Thing made or used for sitting on
She rose from seat to welcome me.
( 2 ) Place where one pays to site in a vehicle or in a theatre etc…
There are no seats left on the flight.
Book four seats for the concert.
( 3 ) Place where something is based or where an activity is carried on
In India, Delhi is the seat of government.
Seat : (verb)
( 1 ) Make something / someone sit
I seated the girl next to her mother.
Ladies and Gentlemen, please be seated.
I seated myself on the sofa.
( 2 ) Have seats for (a specified number of people)
This is a hall that seats 567 persons.
Sit : (verb)
( 1 ) Be in a position in which the body is upright and resting on the buttocks either on a seat or on the ground
Please sit on the chair.
( 2 ) (Of clothes) fit the body well
The dress sits well on her.
The coat sits badly across the shoulders.
( 3 ) Be a candidate for an examination
He will sit for the test tomorrow.
