Meaning

(transitive) To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To provide (e.g. a room) with more, or new, seats.
2. (transitive) To seat (someone) again, to give somebody a different seat.
3. (intransitive, rare) To sit down again.
4. (transitive, electronics) To plug (something) back into its socket.
5. (transitive, engineering) To fit (something, especially a valve) back into its place.

Example Sentences

We should reseat this cinema: the old seats are worn.

We have to reseat you, sir: this seat is reserved for the guest speaker.

I reseated after standing up to applaud the prizewinner.

The justice watched his steady step and as he reseated, discovered that the girl was no longer among the spectators.

Startled at first, I rose from my seat to rush out, but suddenly remembering the evening and the occasion it occurred to me that my presence at that especial instant might not be desirable and I reseated.

Then she reseated at the table after refilling Kenner's cup as she gator-smiled.

Try reseating your video adapter, and see if that fixes your computer's problems.

To ensure that there are no leaks, clean the surfaces before you reseat the valve.

Word Forms

• reseats
• reseating
• reseated

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When Should You Use Reseat?

Use reseat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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