recline and upright

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How does a English speaker write the sentences?

Move your seat forward. Put your seat in an upright position.

The seat doesn't recline more than that.

The hospital headback reclines and goes up. The leg part also goes down or in lying position.

KJinCali79 · Accepted Answer

AnonymousMove your seat forward. Put your seat in an upright position.

These sentences potentially mean two different things.

Move your seat forward, implies forward movement that could refer to the distance or positioning on the floor where the seat is placed. It does not necessarily refer to moving the seatback forward after it has been reclined. If the latter is the intended meaning it is more clearly stated as your second example: "Put your seat in an upright position."

AnonymousThe seat doesn't recline more than that.

Yes, this is fine. You could use "any further" as opposed to "more."

AnonymousThe hospital headback reclines and goes up. The leg part also goes down or in lying position.

Is this statement meant to refer to a chair in the hospital, or a bed, or some other piece of furniture? Surely, the hospital building itself is not reclining. Can you clarify which object you are speaking of? Also, I would use the word "headrest" not "headback" since I have never heard of the latter word.

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