verb
1 on a chair, etc.
ADVERB
▪ motionless , still
▪
Just ~ still!
▪ quietly
▪
He would ~ quietly and watch what was happening.
▪ in silence , silently
▪
We sat in silence for a few moments.
▪ calmly , patiently
▪ just , merely , simply
▪
She just sat there staring into space.
▪
He simply sat there not speaking.
▪ comfortably , uncomfortably
▪ cross-legged , Indian-style ( AmE ), with your legs crossed
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The children sat cross-legged on the floor.
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She was sitting in her chair with her legs crossed.
▪ sideways
▪ bolt upright , erect , straight , upright
▪
He sat bolt upright, hands folded in front of him.
▪ awkwardly , demurely , primly , stiffly
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She sat primly on the edge of her chair.
▪ proudly
▪ happily
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Elmer was happily sitting in his high chair.
▪ down
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Please ~ down and let me talk to you.
▪ back
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Joan sat back in her chair.
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Just ~ back and enjoy the show.
▪ around
▪
I hate to be sitting around doing nothing.
▪ side by side , together
▪ alone
VERB + SIT
▪ let sb
▪
Surely someone would stand up and let her ~ down?
▪ gesture for sb to , gesture to sb to , motion sb to , motion for sb to , motion to sb to
▪
He motioned the young officer to ~ down.
PREPOSITION
▪ against
▪
He was sitting against the wall.
▪ around
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The kids sat around a campfire.
▪ astride
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She was sitting astride a horse.
▪ at
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We sat at a table in the corner.
▪ behind
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The manager sat behind his desk.
▪ beside
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She went and sat beside him.
▪ in
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He sat back in his chair and started to read.
▪ on
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Can I ~ on this chair?
▪ opposite
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They sat opposite each other.
▪ under
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She sat under an apple tree.
PHRASES
▪ a place to ~
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Ann found a place to ~.
▪ ~ down (with sb)
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I recently had a chance to ~ down with Britain's Foreign Secretary.
▪ ~ and … , ~ back and … , ~ idly by and … ( figurative )
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How can you ~ back and watch him suffer?
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We can't ~ idly by and let this happen.
2 seem right/not seem right
ADVERB
▪ comfortably ( esp. BrE ), easily ( esp. BrE ), happily , nicely , well
▪ uneasily ( esp. BrE )
PREPOSITION
▪ with
▪
His views did not ~ well with the management line.
PHRASAL VERB
sit up
ADVERB
▪ abruptly , quickly , suddenly
▪ immediately
▪ slowly
▪
She slowly sat up and looked around.
▪ straight
PHRASES
▪ ~ up and take notice ( figurative )
▪
Their actions have forced us to ~ up and take notice.
Sit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ building , ↑ judge , ↑ magistrate , ↑ parliament
Sit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ A level , ↑ exam , ↑ examination , ↑ final , ↑ paper , ↑ practical , ↑ test