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sit
1[sit]
verb (used without object)
to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
to be located or situated.
The house sits well up on the slope.
to rest or lie (usually followed by on orupon ).
An aura of greatness sits easily upon him.
to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; pose.
to sit for a portrait.
to remain quiet or inactive.
They let the matter sit.
(of a bird) to perch or roost.
(of a hen) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood.
to fit, rest, or hang, as a garment.
The jacket sits well on your shoulders.
to occupy a place or have a seat in an official assembly or in an official capacity, as a legislator, judge, or bishop.
to be convened or in session, as an assembly.
Synonyms: , , ,to act as a baby-sitter.
(of wind) to blow from the indicated direction.
The wind sits in the west tonight.
to be accepted or considered in the way indicated.
Something about his looks just didn't sit right with me.
Informal.to be acceptable to the stomach.
Something I ate for breakfast didn't sit too well.
Chiefly British.to take a test or examination.
I’m studying now, and I plan to sit in June.
verb (used with object)
to cause to sit; seat (often followed bydown ).
Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.
to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal).
She sits her horse gracefully.
to provide seating accommodations or seating room for; seat.
Our dining-room table only sits six people.
Informal.to serve as baby-sitter for.
A neighbor can sit the children while you go out.
Chiefly British.to take (a test or examination).
She finally received permission to sit the exam at a later date.
verb phrase
to stay to the end of.
Though bored, we sat out the play.
to surpass in endurance.
He sat out his tormentors.
to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in.
We sat out all the Latin-American numbers.
to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at.
to sit in on classes.
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.
to take part in a sit-in.
to rise from a supine to a sitting position.
to delay the hour of retiring beyond the usual time.
to sit upright; hold oneself erect.
Informalto become interested or astonished.
We all sat up when the holiday was announced.
to take a seat.
to descend to a sitting position; alight.
to take up a position, as to encamp or besiege.
The military forces sat down at the approaches to the city.
sit
2[sit]
verb
(in prescriptions) may it be.
sit
1/ ɪ /
verb
(also tr; when intr, often foll by down, in, or on) to adopt or rest in a posture in which the body is supported on the buttocks and thighs and the torso is more or less upright
to sit on a chair
sit a horse
(tr) to cause to adopt such a posture
(of an animal) to adopt or rest in a posture with the hindquarters lowered to the ground
(of a bird) to perch or roost
(of a hen or other bird) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood
to be situated or located
(of the wind) to blow from the direction specified
to adopt and maintain a posture for one's portrait to be painted, etc
to occupy or be entitled to a seat in some official capacity, as a judge, elected representative, etc
(of a deliberative body) to be convened or in session
to remain inactive or unused
his car sat in the garage for a year
to rest or lie as specified
the nut was sitting so awkwardly that he couldn't turn it
(of a garment) to fit or hang as specified
that dress sits well on you
to weigh, rest, or lie as specified
greatness sits easily on him
(tr) to take (an examination)
he's sitting his bar finals
(usually foll by for) to be a candidate (for a qualification)
he's sitting for a BA
(intr; in combination) to look after a specified person or thing for someone else
granny-sit
(tr) to have seating capacity for
informalwell placed or established financially, socially, etc
to wait patiently; bide one's time
to maintain one's position, stand, or opinion firmly
SIT
2abbreviation
stay in touch
Confusables Note
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of sit1
Idioms and Phrases
sit tight, to bide one's time; take no action.
I'm going to sit tight till I hear from you.
sit on one's hands,
to fail to applaud.
to fail to take appropriate action.
sit pretty, to be in a comfortable situation.
He's been sitting pretty ever since he got that new job.
Example Sentences
She said she also spotted a video crew and someone she believed to be Dr. Phil McGraw — the TV personality — sitting in an SUV.
By the time Josefina and her husband sat down to talk, the immigration raids had been going on for days, and protests over the federal actions had turned violent in parts of downtown Los Angeles.
They sat on the sofa watching an old Mexican movie as Alexa pounced on her father’s shoulders, showed him her schoolwork, and dragged him out into the yard to play tag.
Instead, he sat in his car and called the real police.
In the dock, Kurashov sat largely mute as his former unit mates testified against him, speaking only occasionally to his lawyer through a slim gap in the enclosure's door.
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Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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