Phrase guide

front seat

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A seat in the front of the vehicle, especially the one next to the driver.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles

Examples

  • Coordinate term: back seat
  • The state police recovered a broken, jumbo (1.75-liter) bottle of vodka under the front seat of the burned-out wreckage of the minivan.
  • Who gets to sit in the front seat of the car?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A position of influence or priority.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: figuratively

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Meaning relationships

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَقْعَد أَمَامِيّ (maqʕad ʔamāmiyy) — seat
  • Danish: forsæde — seat
  • Finnish: etupenkki — seat
  • Finnish: etuistuin — seat
  • French: siège avant — seat
  • German: Vordersitz — seat
  • Icelandic: framsæti — seat
  • Italian: sedile anteriore — seat
  • Japanese: 前部座席 (zenbu zaseki) — seat
  • Japanese: フロントシート (furontoshīto) — seat
  • Korean: 앞좌석 (apjwaseok) — seat
  • Norwegian Bokmål: forsete — seat
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: forsete — seat
  • Spanish: asiento delantero — seat
  • Swedish: framsäte — seat