Definitions for Sitting
ˈsɪt ɪŋsit·ting

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 2 votes

1. sitting, posingnoun

   (photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

   "he wanted his portrait painted but couldn't spare time for the sitting"

2. sittingnoun

   the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

   "he read the mystery at one sitting"

3. seance, sitting, sessionnoun

   a meeting of spiritualists

   "the seance was held in the medium's parlor"

4. sittingadjective

   a session as of a legislature or court

5. seated, sittingadjective

   (of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

   "the seated Madonna"; "the audience remained seated"

6. sittingadjective

   not moving and therefore easy to attack

   "a sitting target"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. sittingnoun

   a period during which one is seated for a specific purpose

2. sittingnoun

   a legislative session

3. sittingnoun

   the act (of a bird) of incubating eggs; the clutch of eggs under a brooding bird

4. sittingadjective

   executed from a sitting position

5. sittingadjective

   occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sittingnoun

   Etymology: from sit.

   1. The posture of sitting on a seat.2. The act of resting on a seat.

   Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine up rising. Psal.

   3. A time at which one exhibits himself to a painter.

   Few good pictures have been finished at one sitting; neither can a good play be produced at a heat. Dryden.

   4. A meeting of an assembly.

   I’ll write you down;
   The which shall point you forth at every sitting,
   What you must say. William Shakespeare.

   I wish it may be at that sitting concluded, unless the necessity of the time press it. Francis Bacon.

   5. A course of study unintermitted.

   For the understanding of any one of St. Paul’s epistles, I read it all through at one sitting. John Locke.

   6. A time for which one sits without rising.

   What more than madness reigns,
   When one short sitting many hundred drains,
   And not enough is left him to supply
   Board-wages, or a footman’s livery. Dryden.

   7. Incubation.

   Whilst the hen is covering her eggs, the male bird takes his stand upon a neighbouring bough, and amuses her with his songs during the whole time of her sitting. Addison.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sitting

   Sitting is a basic action and resting position in which the body weight is supported primarily by the bony ischial tuberosities with the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal surface such as a chair seat, instead of by the lower limbs as in standing, squatting or kneeling. When sitting, the torso is more or less upright, although sometimes it can lean against other objects for a more relaxed posture. Sitting for much of the day may pose significant health risks, with one study suggesting people who sit regularly for prolonged periods may have higher mortality rates than those who do not. The average person sits down for 4.7 hours per day, according to a global review representing 47% of the global adult population.The form of kneeling where the buttocks sit back on the heels, for example as in the Seiza and Vajrasana postures, is also often interpreted as sitting.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. sitting

   Sitting can generally be defined as a posture or position where a person's weight is supported by their buttocks and thighs, and they are resting on a surface such as a chair or the ground. It involves being in a seated position with the body's trunk and legs at a specific angle, typically with the back upright or reclined. Sitting is a common position for activities such as working, eating, socializing, or resting.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sitting

   of Sit

2. Sittingadjective

   being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits

3. Sittingnoun

   the state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat

4. Sittingnoun

   a seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings

5. Sittingnoun

   the act or time of sitting, as to a portrait painter, photographer, etc

6. Sittingnoun

   the actual presence or meeting of any body of men in their seats, clothed with authority to transact business; a session; as, a sitting of the judges of the King's Bench, or of a commission

7. Sittingnoun

   the time during which one sits while doing something, as reading a book, playing a game, etc

8. Sittingnoun

   a brooding over eggs for hatching, as by fowls

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Sitting

   Sitting is a rest position supported by the buttocks or thighs where the torso is more or less upright.

Matched Categories

1. • Meeting
   • Motion
   • Photography

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Sitting' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1424

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Sitting' in Written Corpus Frequency: #707

How to pronounce Sitting?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Sitting in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sitting in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Sitting in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Sitting in a Sentence

1. Chip Roy:

   Take them outside to whom ? you're the judge and jury sitting in here deciding who can see this clown show. When can my colleagues who aren't on House Intelligence Committee see the materials in question ?

2. Andy Smith:

   I would never choose to do anything wrong and I never saw myself sitting in the back of a cop car, handcuffed.

3. Shonda Rhimes:

   I'm not sitting around going, 'Wow, it's historic to have two black women on television,' i don't think it's odd to see two black women standing in the same place because, well, that's my house. Like, it's not a thing. To me, it just feels like Tuesday.

4. Nova Spivack:

   Best-case scenario is that the little library is fully intact, sitting on a nice sandy hillside on the moon for a billion years. In the distant future it might be recovered by our descendants or by a future form of intelligent life that might evolve long after we're gone, from the DNA and the cells that we included, Nova Spivack could clone us and regenerate the human race and other plants and animals.

5. Jason Schloetzer:

   It almost seems The Tesla and SpaceX CEO was sort of demoted from handling strategic issues and now needs to consult not the chairman of the board, but a regular sitting director for advice on company strategy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Sitting
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Sitting
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Sitting
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sitting
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Sitting
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Sitting