seated
/ˈsiːtɪd/ adjective B1- Sitting.
- Of a woman's skirt, stretched out and baggy over the wearer's buttocks from much sitting while wearing the skirt.
- Fixed; confirmed.
- Located; situated.
- Furnished with a seat.
- Eagerly prepared to watch, listen to, consume; like at a cinema. · I'm seated for my favorite singer's new release tonight.
From the library
The King and Queen of Hearts were seated on their throne when they arrived, with a great crowd assembled about them—all sorts of little birds and beasts, as well as the whole pack of cards: the Knave was standing before them, in chains, with a soldier on each side to guard him; and near the King was the White Rabbit, with a trumpet in one hand, and a scroll of parchment in the other.
It was neither the season nor the hour when the Park had frequenters; and it is likely that the young lady, who was seated on one of the benches at the side of the walk, had merely obeyed a sudden impulse to sit for a while and enjoy a foretaste of coming Spring.
The Black Panther had raced up the slope almost without a sound and was striking--he knew better than to waste time in biting--right and left among the monkeys, who were seated round Mowgli in circles fifty and sixty deep.
And we are all to march in two by two after the audience is seated, while Emma White plays a march on the organ.
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