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Sit
sɪt
- adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright
"I sat next to him at dinner"
take a seat seat oneself settle down be seated take a chair- cause (someone) to sit
"I sat the baby on my lap"
- (of an animal) rest with the hind legs bent and the body close to the ground
"it is important for a dog to sit when instructed"
- ride or keep one's seat on (a horse)
"have you never sat a horse before?"
- (of a table, room, or building) be large enough for (a specified number of seated people)
"the chapel sat about 3,000 people"
- (of a hen or other bird) settle on eggs for the purpose of incubating them
"don't introduce a new male when the hens are sitting"
- not use (a player) in a game
"the manager must decide who to sit in the World Series"
- be or remain in a particular position or state
"the fridge was sitting in a pool of water"
- (of an item of clothing) fit a person well or badly as specified
"the blue uniform sat well on his big frame"
- (of a parliament, committee, court of law, etc.) be engaged in its business
"Parliament continued sitting until March 16"
- serve as a member of a council, jury, or other official body
"the Senate has 100 members who sit for 6 years"
- take (an examination)
"pupils are required to sit nine subjects at GCSE"
- live in someone's house while they are away and look after their pet or pets
"Kelly had been cat-sitting for me"
- a period of sitting
"a sit in the shade"
- the way in which an item of clothing fits someone
"the sit of her frock"