sit

Speech parts

1. sit - Noun

2. sit - Verb

4. Sit - Proper noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

sit down seat take a seat model settle ride pose posture perch squat settle down roost baby-sit crouch found
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Antonyms

stand lie run move length rise
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Hypernyms

guard place set position move put

Hyponyms

crouch gallop rest canter extend ramp

Phrases with the word

sit tight sit on the fence sit at please sit down sit-down restaurant sit well

Derivatives

sat sate sitten sitting

Examples

Other 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

Close letter words and terms

Sisyrinchium pruinosum Sisyrinchium sarmentosum Sisyrinchium septentrionale sit about sit around sit astride