SIT

I. verb (sat; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~ten, from Old English ~tan; akin to Old High German sizzen to ~, Latin sedēre, Greek hezesthai to ~, hedra seat Date: before 12th century intran~ive verb 1. to rest on the buttocks or haunches , perch , roost , to occupy a place as a member of an official body , to hold a session ; be in session for official business, to cover eggs for hatching ; brood , 5. to take a po~ion for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed, to serve as a model, to have one's dwelling place ; dwell , 7. to lie or hang relative to a wearer , to affect one with or as if with weight , lie , rest , 9. to have a location , to blow from a certain direction, to remain inactive or quiescent , to take an examination, baby~ , to please or agree with one, tran~ive verb to cause to be seated ; place on or in a seat, to ~ on (eggs), to keep one's seat on , to provide seats or seating room for, II. noun Date: 1776 the manner in which a garment fits, an act or period of ~ting