sit
sit
(sĭt) verb
sat (
săt), sitting, sits
verb
, intransitive
1.
To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.
2.
a. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals. b. To perch. Used of birds.
3. To cover eggs for hatching; brood.
4. To be situated or located: a house that sits on a hill.
5. To lie or rest: Dishes were sitting on a shelf. See Usage Note at set1.
6. To pose for an artist or a photographer.
7. a. To occupy a seat as a member of a body of officials: sit in Congress. b. To be in session.
8. To remain inactive or unused: Her expensive skis sat gathering dust.
9. To affect one with or as if with a burden; weigh: Official duties sat heavily upon the governor.
10. To fit, fall, or drape in a specified manner: The jacket sits perfectly on you.
11. To be agreeable to one; please: The idea didn't sit well with any of us.
12. Chiefly British. To take an examination, as for a degree.
13. To blow from a particular direction. Used of the wind.
14. To keep watch or take care of a child.
verb
, transitive
1.
To cause to sit; seat: Sit yourself over there.
2.
To keep one's seat on (an animal): She sits her horse well.
3.
To sit on (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.
4.
To provide seating accommodation for: a theater that sits 1,000 people.
noun
1.
a. The act of sitting. b. A period of time spent sitting.
2. The way in which an article of clothing, such as a dress or jacket, fits.
phrasal verb.
sit down
To take a seat. sit in
1.
To attend or participate in as a visitor: sat in on the discussion.
2.
To take part in a sit-in.
sit on or upon)
1.
To confer about.
2.
Informal. To suppress or repress: sat on the evidence.
3. Informal. To postpone action or resolution regarding.
4. Slang. To rebuke sharply; reprimand.
sit out
1.
To stay until the end of.
2.
To refrain from taking part in: sit out a dance.
sit up
1.
To rise from lying down to a sitting position.
2.
To sit with the spine erect.
3.
To stay up later than the customary bedtime.
4.
To become suddenly alert: The students sat up when he mentioned the test.
idiom.
sit on (one's) hands
To fail to act.
sit pretty Informal
To be in a very favorable position.
sit tight Informal
To be patient and await the next move.
[Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan.]