Main Difference
The main difference between Seat and Sit is that the Seat is a object for sitting on and Sit is a human position.
Seat
A seat is a place to sit. The term may encompass additional features, such as back, armrest and head restraint.
Sit
Sitting is a basic human resting position. The body weight is supported primarily by the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal object such as a chair seat. The torso is more or less upright. Sitting for much of the day may pose significant health risks, and people who sit regularly for prolonged periods have higher mortality rates than those who do not.The form of kneeling where the thighs are near horizontal and the buttocks sit back on the heels, for example as in Seiza and Vajrasana (yoga), is also often interpreted as sitting.
Seat (noun)
Something to be sat upon.
Seat (noun)
A place in which to sit.
“There are two hundred seats in this classroom.”
Seat (noun)
The horizontal portion of a chair or other furniture designed for sitting.
“He sat on the arm of the chair rather than the seat, which always annoyed his mother.”
“the seat of a saddle”
Seat (noun)
A piece of furniture made for sitting; e.g. a chair, stool or bench; any improvised place for sitting.
“She pulled the seat from under the table to allow him to sit down.”
Seat (noun)
The part of an object or individual (usually the buttocks) directly involved in sitting.
“Instead of saying “sit down”, she said “place your seat on this chair”.”
Seat (noun)
The part of a piece of clothing (usually pants or trousers) covering the buttocks.
“The seat of these trousers is almost worn through.”
Seat (noun)
A location or site.
Seat (noun)
A part or surface on which another part or surface rests.
“The seat of the valve had become corroded.”
Seat (noun)
A membership in an organization, particularly a representative body.
“Our neighbor has a seat at the stock exchange and in congress.”
Seat (noun)
The location of a governing body.
“Washington D.C. is the seat of the U.S. government.”
Seat (noun)
An electoral district, especially for a national legislature.
Seat (noun)
The starting point of a fire.
Seat (noun)
Posture, or way of sitting, on horseback.
Seat (verb)
To put an object into a place where it will rest; to fix; to set firm.
“Be sure to seat the gasket properly before attaching the cover.”
Seat (verb)
To provide with places to sit.
“This classroom seats two hundred students.”
“The waiter seated us and asked what we would like to drink.”
Seat (verb)
To request or direct one or more persons to sit.
“Please seat the audience after the anthem and then introduce the first speaker.”
Seat (verb)
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.
“Only half the delegates from the state were seated at the convention because the state held its primary too early.”
“You have to be a member to be seated at the meeting. Guests are welcome to sit in the visitors section.”
Seat (verb)
To assign the seats of.
“to seat a church”
Seat (verb)
To cause to occupy a post, site, or situation; to station; to establish; to fix; to settle.
Seat (verb)
To rest; to lie down.
Seat (verb)
To settle; to plant with inhabitants.
“to seat a country”
Seat (verb)
To put a seat or bottom in.
“to seat a chair”
Sit (verb)
To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
“After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.”
Sit (verb)
To move oneself into such a position.
“I asked him to sit.”
Sit (verb)
To occupy a given position permanently.
“The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.”
Sit (verb)
To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
Sit (verb)
To be a member of a deliberative body.
“I currently sit on a standards committee.”
Sit (verb)
Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
“In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session.”
Sit (verb)
To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
Sit (verb)
To be adjusted; to fit.
“Your new coat sits well.”
Sit (verb)
To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
“How will this new contract sit with the workers?”
“I don’t think it will sit well.”
“The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children.”
Sit (verb)
To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
“Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.”
Sit (verb)
To accommodate in seats; to seat.
“The dining room table sits eight comfortably.”
Sit (verb)
shortened form of babysit.
“I’m going to sit for them on Thursday.”
Sit (verb)
To babysit
“I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.”
Sit (verb)
To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
Sit (verb)
To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
Sit (verb)
To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
“I’m sitting for a painter this evening.”
Sit (verb)
To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
Sit (noun)
An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
Seat (noun)
a thing made or used for sitting on, such as a chair or stool.
Seat (noun)
the roughly horizontal part of a chair, on which one’s weight rests directly.
Seat (noun)
a sitting place for a passenger in a vehicle or for a member of an audience
“a fairly small theatre with 1,300 seats”
Seat (noun)
a person’s buttocks.
Seat (noun)
the part of a garment that covers the buttocks.
Seat (noun)
a manner of sitting on a horse
“he’s got the worst seat on a horse of anyone I’ve ever seen”
Seat (noun)
a place in an elected legislative or other body
“he lost his seat in the 1997 election”
Seat (noun)
a parliamentary constituency
“a safe Labour seat in the North-East”
Seat (noun)
a principal site or location
“Parliament House was the seat of the Scots Parliament until the Union with England”
Seat (noun)
short for country seat
“Lamport Hall was the seat of the Isham family for over 400 years”
Seat (noun)
a part of a machine that supports or guides another part
“if the valve seat is damaged, it can be recut using a special tool”
Seat (verb)
arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere
“Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall”
Seat (verb)
sit down
“she invited them to be seated”
Seat (verb)
(of a vehicle or building) have seats for (a specified number of people)
“the jet seats up to 175 passengers”
Seat (verb)
fit in position
“upper boulders were simply seated in the interstices below”