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sit English

Meaning sit meaning

What does sit mean?
Definitions in simple English

sit Verb

— When you sit, your body is not standing, but is in a position so that your bottom is on something. I sit on a chair at the table. He sat on the ground. We sat her at the head of the table.

sit

— verb be seated — verb (= sit around) be around, often idly or without specific purpose The object sat in the corner We sat around chatting for another hour — verb (= sit down) take a seat — verb be in session When does the court of law sit? — verb (= ride) 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 — verb (= pose, posture) assume a posture as for artistic purposes We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often — verb serve in a specific professional capacity the priest sat for confession she sat on the jury — verb be located or situated somewhere The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue — verb (= baby-sit) work or act as a baby-sitter I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do — verb (= seat) show to a seat; assign a seat for The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith

Synonyms sit synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as sit?

sit English » English

sit down stay be squat take a seat remain seat perch dwell be sitting reside incubate stand rest live baby-sit lie be seated sit around seated ride pose place take one’s seat settle posture meet look after located hatch work still situated sitting sit about set roost put model fit exist cause to sit brood be located be at home act of sitting wear watch over total tend

SIT English » English

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Topics sit topics

What do people use sit to talk about?
Physical actions Posture

Sit
Person Life Stage of life Child

Rear a child
States Location

Be at a place
Physical actions Posture

Straight posture
Physical actions Move Not moving

Wait
Universe, creation Animal Animal life cycle

Egg
Person Body condition

Rest
Person Life Stage of life

Baby
Person Life Stage of life Baby

Care for a baby
Social behavior Conflict

Hostility
Physical actions Posture

Lie down

Conjugation sit conjugation

How do you conjugate sit?

sit · verb

Examples sit examples

How do I use sit in a sentence?

Simple sentences

Mary would often sit alone on the porch.
Let's sit down in the shade of that tree.
Let's sit on the grass.
I will sit here until he sings.
Please sit here and wait.
Tom couldn't just sit by and watch Mary being bullied.
Let's just sit here a while and listen.
Let's sit down.
Why don't you sit here a moment?
I have to sit down.
I just want to sit on the beach and relax for a week.
Sit over there.
I'm going to sit on the bench over there next to the street lamp.
I can't wait for spring to come so we can sit under the cherry trees.
You may sit wherever you like.
We would often sit up all night discussing politics.
I sit in front of a computer screen all day, so I get pretty heavily bombarded by electro-magnetic waves.
You may sit down on the chair.
Sit at the table.
Everybody wants to sit beside her.
Sit down on the bench.
Let's sit down on the bench.
Let's find something to sit on.
Why does that goose sit on her eggs?
Sit down, please.
You have only to sit here.
In English class, sometimes we sit in a circle to talk about a book we are reading.
Mary will sit still and look at the sea for hours.
Sit down again, Miss Curtis.

Movie subtitles

How could they possibly sit on the sidelines with news coming in that their archenemies, the Spaniards, were making a killing overseas?
Let's sit, let's sit.
We obviously sit in the Goldilocks Zone, but in our solar system, Mars and Venus also do, but we've yet to find life on either of those two planets.
I could sit here all day long and just-- it's way above my pay scale.
I don't want to sit here, getting sicker and sicker.
Okay, here's what you do: you go over, and you sit him down, and explain exactly what it is you're doing.
I think I'm gonna sit this one out, stay in the car with Neal, you know, make sure he's okay.
DOG BARKS Moutarde, sit.
Sit down, Hayley, or you'll miss the best part.
No, but I get to sit next to Caroline Gillespie while I'm playing them.
Or is it more like a seat that they sit on?
Though it's not as warm as your fiancee made it out to be when she insisted I sit out here for a breath of air.
If I were you, I'd just go and sit with Sister Monica Joan.
Sit. No.
Please, sit down.
Well, why don't we all go inside where we can sit down and have a civil conversation?
Sit tight. I'm gonna send some air your way.
Damn it. You mean we have to just sit here and watch Pyunma race for his life?
We no longer sit in church staring terrified at the frescoes of the devils.
You sit down here and tell me whom you do like.
Come on, sit down. I want to talk.
Si, Capt' Sit down.
Now you sit down, make yourself easy, and I'll brew you a cup of tea.
O God, our Father, as you sit on high and look down on us poor mortals, forgive our frailties.
Well, Useless. You're going someplace you won't want to sit down.
Go sit down.
Sit down.
OKAY. DO YOU WANT TO SIT UP?
IF YOU JUST SIT DOWN, WE CAN EXPLAIN.
Oh, no, no, no, don't sit in it!
Don't sit in it.
It's not a chair for sitting. It's just for imagining what it would be like if you could sit in it.
Um, did you guys want to sit at the same table?
I need to talk to my son, Cal. - Well, why don't we all go inside where we can sit down and have a civil conversation?
But didn't I get to sit up front earlier?

News and current affairs

Indeed, this scenario could worsen, because Russia is unlikely to sit around idly and watch Ukraine unravel.
In cases of extreme rights abuses, the chance that an international criminal tribunal will ultimately sit in judgment of those principally responsible is growing, thereby becoming a deterrent to would-be tyrants elsewhere.
The only way (in this view) not to win was to sit on the sidelines.
What plays well with one group may not sit well with another.
Let's sit down together like Churchill, Roosevelt, and Stalin at Yalta and redesign a twenty-first-century map of Europe.
But we should not sit idly by and refrain from taking sides.
I also sit on the board of 23andMe, co-founded by the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin.
Indeed, if policymakers continue to sit on their hands, it is not hard to imagine a sharp global slowdown or even a devastating financial crisis.
Still, despite popular demand in Iran, and common strategic interests, it could be years before America and Iran sit down and make amends.
Merkel's new coalition will sit neatly alongside the new Japanese government of Yukio Hatoyama, which is also dedicated to finding a new and peculiarly Japanese model of economic growth.
With little recourse to legal means, an increasing number of frustrated victims of graft resort to extra-legal measures such as strikes, demonstrations, and sit-ins in order to gain media and public attention.
Authorities from these banks' home and host countries must sit down together.
It is time for states to sit down and discuss how to limit this threat to world peace.
In some countries, corporate managers are disciplined by the representatives of large universal banks who sit on corporate boards and vote large blocks of shares.
In these circumstances, Asians cannot afford to sit back and moralize.
Nevertheless, as we sit on the brink of the abyss, it is worth re-examining our assumptions that since poverty breeds conflict, socio-economic development must foster political stability and reduce recourse to violence.
A successful vision has to be attractive to various circles of followers and stakeholders. What plays well with one group may not sit well with another.
True, the New Economy is tough for those who sit on their backsides and live at the expense of stockholders or taxpayers.
Sit-ins, reminiscent of the 18 days of January and February 2011 that ended Mubarak's rule, have already started.
The exam that the government must sit is to use its new powers to appoint widely-respected, impartial members - rather than divisive satraps - to these bodies.
The rest of Asia might be content to sit back and watch the spectacle of Japan's myopic politics if Japan's inability to work to help stabilize the region did not matter so much.
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