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[sit] Pronunciation Key verb, sat or (Archaic
) sate; sat or (Archaic
) sit·ten; sit·ting.
[sit] Pronunciation Key verb, sat or (Archaic
) sate; sat or (Archaic
) sit·ten; sit·ting. –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
—Verb phrases
—Idioms
| 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. |
| 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. |
| 19. | sit down,
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| 20. | sit in,
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| 21. | sit in on, to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at: to sit in on classes. |
| 22. | sit on or upon,
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| 23. | sit out,
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| 24. | sit up,
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| 25. | sit on one's hands,
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| 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. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| sit
(sĭt) Pronunciation Key
v. sat (sāt), sit·ting, sits v. intr.
v. tr.
n.
Phrasal Verb(s): sit down To take a seat. sit in
Idiom(s): sit on (one's) hands To 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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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| sit | |
verb | |
| 1. | be seated [ant: stand, lie] |
| 2. | be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour" |
| 3. | take a seat [syn: sit down] [ant: arise] |
| 4. | be in session; "When does the court of law sit?" |
| 5. | assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: model] |
| 6. | sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare" [syn: ride] |
| 7. | be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue" |
| 8. | work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: baby-sit] |
| 9. | show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" [syn: seat] |
| 10. | serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury" |
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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This
sit
In addition to the idioms beginning with sit, also see at a sitting.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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SIT
In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Slovenian Tolar.
Investopedia Commentary
The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion.
See also: Currency, FOREX, Hard Currency, Money
Also spelled: SIT
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
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 businesssits in the state capital>
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
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Sit
Sit\, obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
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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.
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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.]
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| SIT Sloveniaâtolar (currency) |
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