sit
🇺🇸
/sɪt/
🇬🇧
/sɪt/
verb
A1
To be in a position where your weight is supported by your buttocks rather than your feet and your back is upright.
She sat down on the bench to rest.
R
To place someone in a sitting position.
He sat the child on the bench.
R
To be located or situated.
The town sits on the edge of the lake.
R
To hold a position of authority or membership.
He sat on the committee for five years.
R
To convene for a formal meeting, especially for a deliberative assembly.
The court sits every Monday.
R
To take an examination.
She will sit for her driving test next week.
R
To be perched on something.
R
To instruct a pet, usually a dog, to sit down on its haunches.
Sit! Good dog!
R
To look after children temporarily.
Can you sit for my kids tonight?
translation
To be in a position where your weight is supported by your buttocks rather than your feet and your back is upright.; To place someone in a sitting position.; To be located or situated.; To hold a position of authority or membership.; To convene for a formal meeting, especially for a deliberative assembly.; To take an examination.; To be perched on something.; To instruct a pet, usually a dog, to sit down on its haunches.; To look after children temporarily.
Word Forms
3rd Present
sits
Past
sat
Perfect
sat
Progressive
sitting