seat‧ed /ˈsiːtəd, ˈsiːtɪd/ adjective [not before noun] formal
[Word Family: noun: seat, seating; verb: seat ≠ unseat; adjective: seated]

1. if someone is seated, they are sitting down
seated at/near/beside etc
Paul was seated at his desk.
Remain seated until the aircraft has come to a complete stop.

2. be seated spoken used to ask people politely to sit down:
Please be seated.
⇒ seat²

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sit to be resting your weight on your bottom somewhere, or to move into this position:
He was sitting in front of the fire.
She sat on the bed and kicked off her shoes.
Who is the man sitting next to Karen?
sit down to sit on a chair, bed, floor etc after you have been standing:
I sat down on the sofa.
Come in and sit down.
be seated formal to be sitting in a particular chair or place:
John was seated on my left.
There was a man seated behind the desk.
take a seat to sit – used especially when asking someone to sit down:
Please take a seat – she will be with you in a minute.
Would the audience please take their seats – the show will begin in five minutes.
sink into something to sit in a comfortable chair and let yourself fall back into it:
We switched on the TV and sank into our armchairs.
lounge to sit in a very comfortable relaxed way:
They lounged around all day by the pool.
perch to sit on the edge of something:
He perched on the arm of the sofa.
My sister was perched (=was sitting) on a high stool.
be slumped to be sitting while leaning against something, especially because you are injured, drunk, or asleep:
They found him slumped against the steering wheel.
squat to sit with your knees bent under you, your bottom just off the ground, balancing on your feet:
A little boy was squatting at the edge of the pool.

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