asseoir

/aswaʁ/asseoir
1.
verbInf3rdPres

to sit down

to sit (be seated)

Je vais m'asseoir sur le canapé pour regarder le match.

I'm going to sit on the couch to watch the game.

Synonyms:s'installer, se poser
2.
verbInf3rdPres

to seat (someone)

to have the capacity to seat (people)

Le théâtre peut asseoir 1 500 personnes.

The theater can seat 1,500 people.

Synonyms:installer, placer
3.
verbInf3rdPres

to establish (authority, reputation, a position)

to cement, to secure

Il doit asseoir son autorité dès son arrivée.

He must establish his authority as soon as he arrives.

Synonyms:établir, consolider, affirmer