sit

Plural: sits

Verb

Verb Forms: sat, sitten, sitting, sits

• To rest on the buttocks, as on a chair or the ground.
• be seated
• be around, often idly or without specific purpose
• take a seat
• be in session
  • "When does the court of law sit?"
• assume a posture as for artistic purposes
• sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
• be located or situated somewhere
  • "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"
• work or act as a baby-sitter
  • "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
• show to a seat; assign a seat for
• serve in a specific professional capacity
• To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
• To move oneself into such a position.
• To occupy a given position.
• To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
• To be a member of a deliberative body.
• Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
• To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
• To be adjusted; to fit.
• To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
• To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
• To accommodate in seats; to seat.
• To babysit.
• To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
• To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
• To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
• To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
• To keep one's seat when faced with (a blow, attack); to endure, to put up with.

Noun

• An act of sitting.
• Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
• An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
• Clipping of situation.

Examples

• After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
• He chose to sit on his high-value tiles, hoping for a better play next turn.
• How will this new contract sit with the workers?
• I asked him to sit.
• I currently sit on a standards committee.
• I don’t think it will sit well.
• I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.
• I'm going to sit for them on Thursday.
• I'm sitting for a painter this evening.
• In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session?
• Jim's pet parrot sat on his left shoulder.
• Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.
• The dining room table sits eight comfortably.
• The dishes are still sitting on the table!
• The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.
• The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children.
• You're finishing the chowder if you sit there (motionless) all evening!
• Your new coat sits well.

Synonyms

baby-sit, model, pose, posture, ride, seat, sit around, sit down, be, be accept, be found, be seated, be situate, be welcome, be well receive, sit up, take a seat

Antonyms

arise, lie, stand

Related Words

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