Reseat (Verb)
Meaning 1
Show to a different seat; "The usher insisted on reseating us".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The usher politely asked us to follow him so he could reseat us closer to the stage.
- Due to technical issues with the sound, the production team decided to reseat the audience during intermission.
- The flight attendant had to reseat us because of the change in seating arrangements.
- During the seminar, one of the attendees stood up to request that the staff reseat her near the front.
- For better visibility, the event coordinator reseated the VIP guests in a more central area of the auditorium.
Hypernyms
Meaning 2
Provide with a new seat; "reseat the old broken chair".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- The airline staff reseated the passenger to an emergency exit row for their safety.
- Please reseat the customers who complained about the limited legroom.
- Reservations will reseat latecomers on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Before the plane takes off, we have to reseat a family with an infant.
- Cabin crew asked the standing passengers if they wanted to reseat them on the adjacent flight.
Meaning 3
Provide with new seats; "reseat Carnegie Hall".
Classification
Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
Examples
- Theaters often reseat their patrons after renovations to improve auditorium functionality.
- The city plans to reseat the entire stadium in time for the summer concert series.
- The donation will help reseat and refurbish the local opera house for future performances.
- The board decided to reseat the entire lecture hall with more comfortable and modern furniture.
- The school is working to reseat and renovate the performing arts center by the new semester.