seated

/ˈsiːtɪd/

adjective

  1. in a sitting position; sitting down

    B1

    not usually before a noun; often after be, remain, stay

    • "Please remain seated until the bus stops."A2
    • "She was seated by the window, reading quietly."B2
    • "The guests were comfortably seated around the table."B1

  2. having a particular number of seats, used in combination

    C1

    used after a number, e.g. 'a 200-seated theatre'formal

    • "They booked a six-seated table for dinner."B2
    • "The new arena is a 20,000-seated stadium."C1

  3. situated or established in a particular place; fixed in position

    C1

    formal

    • "The company is seated in London."B2
    • "The pain is deeply seated in his lower back."C1
    • "These beliefs are seated in childhood experience."C2

verb

  1. the past simple and past participle of 'seat' — to help someone sit down, or to have places for people to sit

    B1

    regular; transitive; past simple and past participle of 'seat'

    • "The host seated us near the window."B1
    • "The auditorium seats 500 people."B2
    • "He seated himself at the head of the table."C1

Common mistakes

  • Please stay sit until the seatbelt sign is off.→Please stay seated until the seatbelt sign is off.

    Use the adjective 'seated' after verbs like stay, remain and be — not the base verb 'sit'.

  • I was seating by the door.→I was seated by the door.

    'Seated' describes the state; 'seating' is not used this way for a person.

Collocations

remain seatedplease be seateddeeply seatedstay seatedbe seatedseated at the tableseated comfortably

Word family

seatseatingunseatseated