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- [bak seet]
- /bæk sit/
- /bæk siːt/
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- [bak seet]
- /bæk sit/
Definitions of back seat words
- noun back seat a seat at the back, esp of a vehicle 3
- noun back seat a subordinate or inconspicuous position (esp in the phrase take a back seat) 3
- adjective back seat relating to or taking place on the back seat of a vehicle 3
- adjective back seat of a subordinate nature 3
- noun back seat a secondary or inconspicuous position 3
- noun back seat a seat at the rear. 1
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Origin of back seat
First appearance:
before 1825 One of the 37% newest English words
First recorded in 1825-35
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Parts of speech for Back seat
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
back seat popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 80% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
back seat usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for back seat
adj back seat
- lesser — small in size; not big; not large; tiny: a little desk in the corner of the room.
- secondary — next after the first in order, place, time, etc.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
- bottom — The bottom of something is the lowest or deepest part of it.
- less — not at all (used before a verb): He little knows what awaits him.
noun back seat
- back door — a door at the rear or side of a building
- backside — Your backside is the part of your body that you sit on.
- back — If you move back, you move in the opposite direction to the one in which you are facing or in which you were moving before.
- tail — the limitation of an estate to a person and the person’s heirs or some particular class of such heirs.
- butt — Someone's butt is their bottom.
Antonyms for back seat
adj back seat
- chief — The chief of an organization is the person who is in charge of it.
- first-class — of the highest or best class or quality: a first-class movie.
- first-rate — excellent; superb.
- foremost — Most prominent in rank, importance, or position.
- superior — higher in station, rank, degree, importance, etc.: a superior officer.
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