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Definition of 'sit'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.i.) sit
to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated (often fol. by down).

2.  sit
to be located or situated:
The house sits on a cliff.

3.  sit
to rest or lie (usu. fol. by on or upon):
An aura of greatness sits upon her.

4.  sit
to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; pose.

5.  sit
to remain quiet or inactive:
Let the matter sit.

6.  sit
(of a bird) to cover eggs with the body for hatching; brood.

7.  sit
to fit or hang, as a garment.

8.  sit
to occupy an official seat or have an official capacity, as a legislator.

9.  sit
to be convened or in session, as an assembly.

10.  sit
to take care of something or someone like a baby-sitter (usu. used in combination):
to plant-sit for the neighbors.

11.  sit
to blow from the indicated direction:
a wind sitting in the west.

12.  sit
to be accepted or considered in the way indicated:
His answer didn't sit right with us.

13.  sit
to be acceptable to the stomach:
My breakfast didn't sit too well.

14. (v.t.) sit
to cause to sit; seat (often fol. by down):
Sit yourself down.

15.  sit
to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal).

16.  sit
to provide seating accommodations or room for; seat:
Our table only sits six people.

17.  sit
to baby-sit for.

18.  sit
sit in on, to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at.

19.  sit
sit on or upon,

20.  sit
to inquire into or deliberate over:
A coroner's jury sat on the case.

21.  sit
to put off for a time; postpone.

22.  sit
to check; squelch:
to sit on nasty rumors.

23.  sit
sit out,

24.  sit
to stay to the end of.

25.  sit
to stay, wait, or endure longer than:
to sit out one's rivals.

26.  sit
to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in.

27.  sit
sit up,

28.  sit
to rise from a supine to a sitting position.

29.  sit
to sit upright; hold oneself erect.

30.  sit
to be awake and active during one's usual sleep time:
to sit up all night playing solitaire.

31.  sit
to become interested; take notice.

32.  sit
to fail to applaud.

33.  sit
to fail to take appropriate action.

34.  sit
sit pretty, to be in a comfortable situation:
He's been sitting pretty ever since he got that new job.

Definition of 'sit'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (verb) sit, sit down
be seated

2. (verb) sit, sit around
be around, often idly or without specific purpose
"The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"

3. (verb) sit down, sit
take a seat

4. (verb) sit
be in session
"When does the court of law sit?"

5. (verb) model, pose, sit, posture
assume a posture as for artistic purposes
"We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

6. (verb) ride, sit
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
"She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"

7. (verb) sit
be located or situated somewhere
"The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"

8. (verb) baby-sit, sit
work or act as a baby-sitter
"I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

9. (verb) seat, sit, sit down
show to a seat; assign a seat for
"The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"

10. (verb) sit
serve in a specific professional capacity
"the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"

Definition of 'sit'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) sit
to be in a position on a seat or the ground with your back upright
He was sitting on the floor.; people sitting at tables outside the restaurant; The dog sat quietly waiting.

2.  sit
to put yourself or sb else in a sitting position
Laura came and sat next to me.; Please sit down.; She sat the boy on the bed to undress him.

3.  sit
(of an object) to be in a particular place or position
I left the box sitting on the bed.

4.  sit
to wait somewhere, especially for a long time
The train sat in the station for twenty minutes.

5.  sit
to be a member of a group that makes decisions
She sits on the board of directors.

6.  sit
to take an exam
***students sitting their exams

Definition of 'sit'

Webster Dictionary

1. sit
obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth

2. (verb) sit
to rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground

3. (verb) sit
to perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc

4. (verb) sit
to remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition

5. (verb) sit
to lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him

6. (verb) sit
to be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill

7. (verb) sit
to suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally

8. (verb) sit
to cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate

9. (verb) sit
to have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction

10. (verb) sit
to occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress

11. (verb) sit
to hold a session; to be in session for official business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night

12. (verb) sit
to take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture or a bust; as, to sit to a painter

13. (verb) sit
to sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well

14. (verb) sit
to cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively

15. (verb) sit
to suit (well / ill); to become

Translation of 'sit'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.
Afrikaans: sit, laat sit	Arabic: يَجْلِس	Bulgarian: седя
Brazilian: sentar	Czech: sedět; posadit	German: sich setzen
Danish: sidde; sætte	Greek: κάθομαι, καθίζω κπ.	Spanish: sentar(se)
Estonian: istuma, istet pakkuma	Farsi: نشستن	Finnish: istua
French: (s')asseoir;être assis	Hebrew: לָשֶבֶת, לְהוֹשִיב	Hindi: बैठना
Croatian: posjesti, sjesti	Hungarian: ül	Indonesian: duduk
Icelandic: sitja	Italian: sedersi, far sedere	Japanese: すわる
Korean: 앉히다	Lithuanian: sėdėti, (pa)sodinti	Latvian: sēdēt; nosēdināt
Malay: duduk	Norwegian: sitte	Polish: siedzieć, sadzać
Persian: نشستن	Pashto: كښيناستل: جلوس كول، غونډه	Portuguese: sentar
Romanian: a se aşeza; a fi aşezat	Russian: сидеть; садиться;усаживат	Slovak: sedieť / posadiť
Slovenian: sedeti; posaditi	Serbian: sedeti	Swedish: sitta, sätta, placera
Thai: นั่ง	Turkish: oturmak	Taiwanese: 坐
Ukrainian: сидіти	Urdu: بیٹھنا، بیٹھانا	Vietnamese: ngồi
Chinese: 坐
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