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Definition of 'sit'English
Verb
(of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs (especially the upper legs) are supported by some object.
- After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
(of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
- I asked him to sit .
(of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
- The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.
To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
* Bible, Numbers xxxii. 6
- And Moses said to the children of Reuben, Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
* Shakespeare
- Like a demigod here sit I in the sky.
(government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
- I currently sit on a standards committee.
(legal|government) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session.
To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
* Jeremy Taylor
- The calamity sits heavy on us.
To be adjusted; to fit.
- Your new coat sits well.
* Shakespeare
- This new and gorgeous garment, majesty, / Sits not so easy on me as you think.
(of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
- How will this new contract sit with the workers?
- I don’t think it will sit well.
- The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children.
To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
- Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.
* 1874 , , (w), XX
To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- The dining room table sits eight comfortably.
- I sat me weary on a pillar's base, / And leaned against the shaft
shortened form of babysit.
- I'm going to sit for them on Thursday.
(US) To babysit
- I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.
(transitive|Australia|New Zealand|UK) To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
* Bible, Jer. xvii. 11
- The partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not.
To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
- I'm sitting for a painter this evening.
To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
* Selden
- like a good miller that knows how to grind, which way soever the wind sits
* Sir Walter Scott
- Sits the wind in that quarter?
Conjugation
* An obsolete form of the simple past is (m) and of the past participle is (m).[ ]Entry about past simple sate in Webster's dictionary
Synonyms
* (be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported) be seated
* (move oneself into such a position) be seated, sit down (from a standing position), sit up (from a prone position), take a seat
* be, be found, be situated
* (be a member of a deliberative body)
* (be accepted) be accepted, be welcomed, be well received
* (to accommodate in seats) seat
Derived terms
* sit around
* sit back
* sit by
* sit down
* sit for
* sit idly by
( rel-mid3)
* sit in
* sit-in
* sit-inner
* sit in for
* sit in on
* sit on
( rel-mid3)
* sit out
* sit shivah
* sit through
* sit tight
* sit up
* sit up with
( rel-bottom)
See also
* sit around
* sit back
* sit by
* sit down
* sit-in
* sit on it, sit on it and rotate, sit on it and rotate till it bleeds
* sit on one's hands
( rel-mid)
* sit on the fence
* sit out
* sit pretty
* sit through
* sit tight
* sit under
* sit up
* sit-upon
( rel-bottom)
Noun
( en-noun)
(rare|Buddhism) an event (usually one full day or more) where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
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