- verbsit (verb) · sits (third person present) · sat (past tense) · sat (past participle) · sitting (present participle)
- adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright:"I sat next to him at dinner" · "you can sit wherever you like"
- cause (someone) to sit.
- (of an animal) rest with the hind legs bent and the body close to the ground:"it is important for a dog to sit when instructed"
- ride or keep one's seat on (a horse):"have you never sat a horse before?"
- (of a table, room, or building) be large enough for (a specified number of seated people):"the cathedral sat about 3,000 people"
- (of a hen or other bird) settle on eggs for the purpose of incubating them:"don't introduce a new male when the hens are sitting"
- NORTH AMERICAN ENGLISHnot use (a player) in a game:"the manager must decide who to sit in the World Series"
- be or remain in a particular position or state:"the fridge was sitting in a pool of water"
- (of an item of clothing) fit a person well or badly as specified:"the blue uniform sat well on his big frame"
- (of a legislature, committee, court of law, etc.) be engaged in its business:"Congress continued sitting until March 16"
- serve as a member of a council, jury, or other official body:"the Senate has 100 members who sit for 6 years" · "they were determined that women jurists should sit on the tribunal"
- BRITISH ENGLISHtake (an examination):"pupils are required to sit nine subjects at GCSE" · "he was about to sit for his Cambridge entrance exam"
- stay in someone's house while they are away and look after their house or pet:"Kelly had been cat-sitting for me"
- babysit.
nounsit (noun) · sits (plural noun)- a period of sitting:"a sit in the shade"
- archaicthe way in which an item of clothing fits someone:"the sit of her gown"
OriginOld English sittan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zitten, German sitzen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sedere and Greek hezesthai.Similar and Opposite Wordsverb- adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright:
- (of a table, room, or building) be large enough for (a specified number of seated people):
- be or remain in a particular position or state:
- (of a legislature, committee, court of law, etc.) be engaged in its business:
- serve as a member of a council, jury, or other official body:
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- The verb "sit" means to be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical1. It is an intransitive verb that can be used with or without an adverb or preposition1. The verb "sit" can also mean to occupy a place as a member of an official or formal body2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.sit verb us / sɪt / uk / sɪt / present participle sitting | past tense and past participle sat sit verb (BE SEATED) Add to word list A1 [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] to (cause someone to) be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat or other type of support, with the upper part of the body vertical:dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/sitsit intransitive verb sat; sitting 1 : to occupy a place as a member of an official or formal bodywww.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sit
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