sit
see also: Sit, SIT
Pronunciation Verb
Sit
Proper noun
SIT
Noun
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see also: Sit, SIT
Pronunciation Verb
sit (sits, present participle sitting; past sat, past participle sat)
- (intransitive, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- 1460-1500, The Towneley Playsː
- He is so fair, without lease, he seems full well to sit on this.
- After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
- 1460-1500, The Towneley Playsː
- (intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
- I asked him to sit.
- (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
- The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.
- 2019, [https://web.archive.org/web/20190311070055/https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/south-korea-proposes-rain-project-with-china-to-cut-pollution/4819207.html VOA Learning English] (public domain)
- The Yellow Sea sits between the Korean Peninsula and China.
- The Yellow Sea sits between the Korean Peninsula and China.
- 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?
- c. 1595–1596, William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act IV, scene iii]:
- Like a demigod here sit I in the sky.
- Bible, Numbers xxxii. 6
- (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.
- The calamity sits heavy on us.
- To be adjusted; to fit.
- Your new coat sits well.
- c. 1596–1599, William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, OCLC 606515358 ↗, [Act V, scene ii]:
- This new and gorgeous garment, majesty, / Sits not so easy on me as you think.
- (intransitive, 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.
- (transitive, causative) 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.
- (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- The dining room table sits eight comfortably.
- (US, ambitransitive) To babysit.
- I'm going to sit for them on Thursday.
- 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.
- Bible, Jer. xvii. 11
- 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.
- like a good miller that knows how to grind, which way soever the wind sits
- 1815 February 23, [Walter Scott], Guy Mannering; or, The Astrologer. [...] In Three Volumes, volume (
please specify ), Edinburgh: Printed by James Ballantyne and Co. for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and Archibald Constable and Co., […], OCLC 742335644 ↗:
- (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
- (of an object: occupy a given position permanently) 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
- French: être assis, être assise, s'asseoir
- German: sitzen
- Italian: sedere, essere seduto, sedersi
- Portuguese: estar sentado
- Russian: сиде́ть
- Spanish: sentar, estar sentado
- French: asseoir
- German: setzen, hinsetzen
- Italian: sedersi
- Portuguese: sentar, sentar-se
- Russian: сади́ться
- Spanish: sentarse
- French: siéger
- German: sitzen, angehören
- Spanish: pertenecer
- Spanish: encajar
sit (plural sits)
- (mining) Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
- (rare, Buddhism) An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
sit (plural sits)
- (informal) Short for situation#English|situation.
Sit
Proper noun
SIT
Noun
sit (plural sits)
- (India) Initialism of Special Investigation Team
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