SIT


Meaning of SIT in English

v.

Pronunciation: ' sit

Function: verb

Inflected Form: sat \ ' sat \ ; sit · ting

Etymology: Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old High German sizzen to sit, Latin sed ē re, Greek hezesthai to sit, hedra seat

Date: before 12th century

intransitive verb

1 a : to rest on the buttocks or haunches < sit in a chair> ― often used with down b : PERCH , ROOST

2 : to occupy a place as a member of an official body < sit in Congress>

3 : to hold a session : be in session for official business

4 : to cover eggs for hatching : BROOD

5 a : to take a position for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed b : to serve as a model

6 archaic : to have one's dwelling place : DWELL

7 a : to lie or hang relative to a wearer <the collar sit s awkwardly> b : to affect one with or as if with weight <the food sat heavily on his stomach>

8 : LIE , REST <a kettle sitting on the stove>

9 a : to have a location <the house sit s well back from the road> b of wind : to blow from a certain direction

10 : to remain inactive or quiescent <the car sit s in the garage>

11 : to take an examination

12 : BABYSIT

13 : to please or agree with one ― used with with and an adverb <the decision did not sit well with me>

transitive verb

1 : to cause to be seated : place on or in a seat ― often used with down

2 : to sit on (eggs)

3 : to keep one's seat on < sit a horse>

4 : to provide seats or seating room for

– sit on

1 : to hold deliberations concerning

2 : REPRESS , SQUELCH

3 : to delay action or decision concerning

4 : to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball

– sit on one's hands

1 : to withhold applause : fail to show approval or enthusiasm

2 : to fail to take expected or appropriate action

– sit pretty : to be in a highly favorable situation

– sit tight

1 : to maintain one's position without change

2 : to remain quiet in or as if in hiding

– sit under : to attend religious service under the instruction or ministrations of also : to attend the classes or lectures of

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.