1. sit - Noun
2. sit - Verb
4. Sit - Proper noun
obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground.
To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.
To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally.
To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.
To hold a session; to be in session for official business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night.
To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture or a bust; as, to sit to a painter.
To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.
To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively.
To suit (well / ill); to become.
Source: Webster's dictionaryOther people's sins are not your business. Sit and cry for your sins. Gabriel Urgebadze
There are few people with whom you can sit and bare your soul. Take care of them! Source: Internet
We can't all be heroes, because somebody has to sit on the curb and applaud when they go by. Will Rogers
Who stands up with anger will sit down with loss. Turkish Proverb
You can't claim heaven as your own if you are just going to sit under it. Cambodian Proverb
First bake the strudel then sit down and ponder. Lower Austria Proverb