sit

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Conjugation 1.3.2 Quotations 1.3.3 Synonyms 1.3.4 Derived terms 1.3.5 Translations 1.3.6 See also 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References 1.6 Anagrams 2 Czech 2.1 Noun 3 Danish 3.1 Pronoun 4 Latin 4.1 Verb 5 Serbo-Croatian 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Adjective 5.2.1 Declension

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[edit] Etymology

Old English sittan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjan, from *set-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“‘sit’”). Cognate with German sitzen, Dutch zitten, Swedish sitta; and with Irish suigh, Russian сидеть.

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• enPR: sĭt, IPA: /sɪt/, SAMPA: /sIt/
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• Rhymes: -ɪt

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to sit (third-person singular simple present sits, present participle sitting, simple past and past participle sat)

1. (intransitive, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs (especially the upper legs) are supported by some object.

   After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.

2. (intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.

   I asked him to sit.

3. (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.

   The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.

4. (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.

   I currently sit on a standards committee.

5. (law, government) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.

   In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session.

6. (intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted.

   How will this new contract sit with the workers?

   I don’t think it will sit well.

7. (transitive) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.

   Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.

   • 1874, James Thomson, The City of Dreadful Night, XX
8. (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.

   The dining room table sits eight comfortably.

   • I sat me weary on a pillar's base, / And leaned against the shaft

9. (intransitive) shortened form of babysit.

   I'm going to sit for them on Thursday.

10. (transitive, US) To babysit

    I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.

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• An obsolete forms of the simple past is sate and of the past participle is sitten^[1].

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• For examples of the usage of this term see the citations page.

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• (be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported): be seated
• (move oneself into such a position): be seated, sit down (from a standing position), sit up (from a prone position), take a seat
• (of an object: occupy a given position permanently): be, be found, be situated
• (be a member of a deliberative body):
• (be accepted): be accepted, be welcomed, be well received
• (to accommodate in seats): seat

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sit (plural sits)

1. (rare, Buddhism) an event (usually one full day or more) where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.

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• Notes:

1. ^ Entry about past simple sate in Webster's dictionary

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of IST
• its, it's
• STI
• 'tis, TIS

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sit m.

1. reed

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sit n. (common sin, plural sine)

1. (reflexive possessive) third-person sg. pronoun, meaning his/her/its (own)

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sit

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of sum.

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From Proto-Slavic *sytъ.

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sȉt (definite sȉtī, comparative sitiji, Cyrillic spelling си̏т)

1. sated, full

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