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sit

1 [sit]

verb, sat or (Archaic

) sate; sat or (Archaic

) sit⋅ten; sit⋅ting.

Use sit in a Sentence

–verb (used without object)

1.	to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.

2.	to be located or situated: The house sits well up on the slope.

3.	to rest or lie (usually fol. by on or upon): An aura of greatness sits easily upon him.

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

5.	to remain quiet or inactive: They let the matter sit.

6.	(of a bird) to perch or roost.

7.	(of a hen) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood.

8.	to fit, rest, or hang, as a garment: The jacket sits well on your shoulders.

9.	to occupy a place or have a seat in an official assembly or in an official capacity, as a legislator, judge, or bishop.

10.	to be convened or in session, as an assembly.

11.	to act as a baby-sitter.

12.	(of wind) to blow from the indicated direction: The wind sits in the west tonight.

13.	to be accepted or considered in the way indicated: Something about his looks just didn't sit right with me.

14.	Informal. to be acceptable to the stomach: Something I ate for breakfast didn't sit too well.

–verb (used with object)

15.	to cause to sit; seat (often fol. by down): Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.

16.	to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal): She sits her horse gracefully.

17.	to provide seating accommodations or seating room for; seat: Our dining-room table only sits six people.

18.	Informal. to serve as baby-sitter for: A neighbor can sit the children while you go out.

—Verb phrases

19.

sit down,

a.	to take a seat.

b.	to descend to a sitting position; alight.

c.	to take up a position, as to encamp or besiege: The military forces sat down at the approaches to the city.

20.

sit in,

a.	to attend or take part as a visitor or temporary participant: to sit in at a bridge game; to sit in for the band's regular pianist.

b.	to take part in a sit-in.

21.	sit in on, to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at: to sit in on classes.

22.

sit on or upon,

a.	to inquire into or deliberate over: A coroner's jury was called to sit on the case.

b.	Informal. to suppress; silence: They sat on the bad news as long as they could.

c.	Informal. to check or rebuke; squelch: I'll sit on him if he tries to interrupt me.

23.

sit out,

a.	to stay to the end of: Though bored, we sat out the play.

b.	to surpass in endurance: He sat out his tormentors.

c.	to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in: We sat out all the Latin-American numbers.

24.

sit up,

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

b.	to delay the hour of retiring beyond the usual time.

c.	to sit upright; hold oneself erect.

d.	Informal. to become interested or astonished: We all sat up when the holiday was announced.

—Idioms

25.

sit on one's hands,

a.	to fail to applaud.

b.	to fail to take appropriate action.

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

27.	sit tight, to bide one's time; take no action: I'm going to sit tight till I hear from you.

Origin:
bef. 900; ME sitten, OE sittan; c. D zitten, G sitzen, ON sitja; akin to Goth sitan, L sedēre, Gk hézesthai (base hed-); cf. set, sedate, cathedral, nest

Synonyms:
10. meet, assemble, convene, gather.

Usage note:
Compare set.

sit

2 [sit]

–verb

(in prescriptions) may it be.

Origin:
< L

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sit (sĭt)

v. sat (sāt), sit·ting, sits

v. intr.

To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.
1. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.
2. To perch. Used of birds.
3. To occupy a seat as a member of a body of officials: sit in Congress.
4. To be in session.
To cover eggs for hatching; brood.
To be situated or located: a house that sits on a hill.
To lie or rest: Dishes were sitting on a shelf. See Usage Note at set¹.
To pose for an artist or photographer.
1. To occupy a seat as a member of a body of officials: sit in Congress.
2. To be in session.
To remain inactive or unused: Her expensive skis sat gathering dust.
To affect one with or as if with a burden; weigh: Official duties sat heavily upon the governor.
To fit, fall, or drape in a specified manner: The jacket sits perfectly on you.
To be agreeable to one; please: The idea didn't sit well with any of us.
Chiefly British To take an examination, as for a degree.
To blow from a particular direction. Used of the wind.
To keep watch or take care of a child.

v. tr.

To cause to sit; seat: Sit yourself over there.
To keep one's seat on (an animal): She sits her horse well.
To sit on (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
To provide seating accommodation for: a theater that sits 1,000 people.

1. The act of sitting.
2. A period of time spent sitting.
The way in which an article of clothing, such as a dress or jacket, fits.
To be present or participate as a visitor at a discussion or music session.
To act as a substitute: She sat in for the vacationing news anchor.
To take part in a sit-in.
To confer about.
To suppress or repress: sat on the evidence.
To postpone action or resolution regarding.
Slang To rebuke sharply; reprimand.
To stay until the end of.
To refrain from taking part in: sit out a dance.
To rise from lying down to a sitting position.
To sit with the spine erect.
To stay up later than the customary bedtime.
To become suddenly alert: The students sat up when he mentioned the test.

Phrasal Verb(s):
sit downTo take a seat.
sit in

To be present or participate as a visitor at a discussion or music session.
To act as a substitute: She sat in for the vacationing news anchor.
To take part in a sit-in.

sit on/upon Informal

To confer about.
To suppress or repress: sat on the evidence.
To postpone action or resolution regarding.
Slang To rebuke sharply; reprimand.

sit out

To stay until the end of.
To refrain from taking part in: sit out a dance.

sit up

To rise from lying down to a sitting position.
To sit with the spine erect.
To stay up later than the customary bedtime.
To become suddenly alert: The students sat up when he mentioned the test.

Idiom(s):
sit on (one's) handsTo fail to act.

Idiom(s):
sit pretty Informal To be in a very favorable position.

Idiom(s):
sit tight Informal To be patient and await the next move.

[Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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Sit

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

Sit

Sit\, v. i. [imp. Sat(Sate, archaic); p. p. Sat (Sitten, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sitting.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan, Russ. sidiete, L. sedere, Gr. ???, Skr. sad. [root]154. Cf. Assess,Assize, Cathedral, Chair, Dissident, Excise, Insidious, Possess, Reside, Sanhedrim, Seance, Seat, n., Sedate, 4th Sell, Siege, Session, Set, v. t., Sizar, Size, Subsidy.]

1. 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.

And he came and took the book put of the right hand of him that sate upon the seat. --Bible (1551) (Rev. v. 7.)

I pray you, jest, sir, as you sit at dinner. --Shak.

2. To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.

3. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.

And Moses said to . . . the children of Reuben, Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit here? --Num. xxxii. 6.

Like a demigod here sit I in the sky. --Shak.

4. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.

The calamity sits heavy on us. --Jer. Taylor.

5. To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.

This new and gorgeous garment, majesty, Sits not so easy on me as you think. --Shak.

6. To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] --Chaucer.

7. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.

As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not. --Jer. xvii. 11.

8. 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. --Selden.

Sits the wind in that quarter? --Sir W. Scott.

9. To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.

10. 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.

11. 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.

To sit at, to rest under; to be subject to. [Obs.] "A farmer can not husband his ground so well if he sit at a great rent". --Bacon.

To sit at meat or at table, to be at table for eating.

To sit down. (a) To place one's self on a chair or other seat; as, to sit down when tired. (b) To begin a siege; as, the enemy sat down before the town. (c) To settle; to fix a permanent abode. --Spenser. (d) To rest; to cease as satisfied. "Here we can not sit down, but still proceed in our search." --Rogers.

To sit for a fellowship, to offer one's self for examination with a view to obtaining a fellowship. [Eng. Univ.]

To sit out. (a) To be without engagement or employment. [Obs.] --Bp. Sanderson. (b) To outstay.

To sit under, to be under the instruction or ministrations of; as, to sit under a preacher; to sit under good preaching.

To sit up, to rise from, or refrain from, a recumbent posture or from sleep; to sit with the body upright; as, to sit up late at night; also, to watch; as, to sit up with a sick person. "He that was dead sat up, and began to speak." --Luke vii. 15.

Sit

Sit\, v. t. 1. To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.

Hardly the muse can sit the headstrong horse. --Prior.

2. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively.

They sat them down to weep. --Milton.

Sit you down, father; rest you. --Shak.

3. To suit (well or ill); to become. [Obs. or R.]

Language Translation for : sit

Spanish: sentar(se),

German: sich setzen,

Japanese: すわる

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sit

O.E. sittan "to be seated, to seat oneself" (class V strong verb; past tense sæt, pp. seten), from P.Gmc. *setjanan (cf. O.S. sittian, O.N. sitja, O.Fris. sitta, M.Du. sitten, Du. zitten, O.H.G. sizzan, Ger. sitzen, Goth. sitan), from PIE base *sed- "to sit" (see sedentary). In ref. to a legislative assembly, from 1518. Meaning "to baby-sit" is recorded from 1966. Sitting room first recorded 1771. Slang sitting duck "easy target" first recorded 1944; lit. sense is from 1867 (it is considered not sporting to shoot at one). Sitting pretty is from 1921. To sit on one's hands was originally "to withhold applause" (1926); later, "to do nothing" (1959). To sit around "be idle, do nothing" is 1915, Amer.Eng. To sit out "not take part" is from 1626.

SIT

In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Slovenian Tolar.

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Also spelled: SIT

Main Entry: sit
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Forms: sat; sit·ting
1 : to occupy a place as a member of an official or formal body <sit in Congress> <sit on a board of directors>
2 : to hold a session : conduct official business sits in the state capital>

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In addition to the idioms beginning with sit, also see at a sitting.

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Sloveniaâtolar (currency)

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