sit

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See also sít, síť, and šít

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from *set-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Cognate with West Frisian sitte, Low German sitten, Dutch zitten, German sitzen, Swedish sitta; and with Irish suigh, Latin sedeo, Russian сидеть.

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

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

A painting of a man sitting.
  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 or acceptable; to work.
    How will this new contract sit with the workers?
    I don’t think it will sit well.
    The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children.
  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.
  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.
  11. (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) (Of an examination or test) To take.

Conjugation [edit]

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

Quotations [edit]

Synonyms [edit]

Derived terms [edit]

terms derived from sit (verb)

Translations [edit]

of a person, be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported
move oneself into such a position
of an object: occupy a given position permanently
to be a member of a deliberative body
of an agreement or arrangement, to be accepted
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See also [edit]

Terms combined with the verb to sit

Noun [edit]

sit (plural sits)

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

Translations [edit]

meditation event

References [edit]

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

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Anagrams [edit]

Afrikaans [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Dutch zitten.

Verb [edit]

sit (past participle gesit)

  1. To sit

Danish [edit]

Pronoun [edit]

sit n (common sin, plural sine)

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

See also [edit]

Danish personal pronouns
Number Person Inflection Nominative Accusative Possessive Reflexive Reflexive possessive
Singular First common jeg mig min
neuter mit
plural mine
Second common du dig din
neuter dit
plural dine
formal De Dem Deres
Third masculine han ham hans sig sin
feminine hun hende hendes
common den den dens
neuter det det dets sit
plural sine
Plural First — vi os vores
common vor
neuter vort
plural vore
Second – I jer jeres
formal De Dem Deres
Third – de dem deres sig

Gothic [edit]

Romanization [edit]

sit

  1. See 𐍃𐌹𐍄

Latin [edit]

Verb [edit]

sit

  1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of sum
    1. "may he (she, it) be"
    2. "may he (she, it) exist"

Lojban [edit]

Rafsi [edit]

sit

  1. rafsi of sitna.

Serbo-Croatian [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Proto-Slavic *sytъ (“satiated, full”), from Proto-Indo-European *s(e)h₂tos, from *seh₂- (“to satiate”).

Adjective [edit]

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

  1. sated, full
Declension [edit]
    positive indefinite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sit sita sito
genitive sita site sita
dative situ sitoj situ
accusative inanimate
animate		 sit
sita		 situ sito
vocative sit sita sito
locative situ sitoj situ
instrumental sitim sitom sitim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative siti site sita
genitive sitih sitih sitih
dative sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a)
accusative site site sita
vocative siti site sita
locative sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a)
instrumental sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a)
    positive definite forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative siti sita sito
genitive sitog(a) site sitog(a)
dative sitom(u/e) sitoj sitom(u/e)
accusative inanimate
animate		 siti
sitog(a)		 situ sito
vocative siti sita sito
locative sitom(e/u) sitoj sitom(e/u)
instrumental sitim sitom sitim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative siti site sita
genitive sitih sitih sitih
dative sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a)
accusative site site sita
vocative siti site sita
locative sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a)
instrumental sitim(a) sitim(a) sitim(a)
    comparative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative sitiji sitija sitije
genitive sitijeg(a) sitije sitijeg(a)
dative sitijem(u) sitijoj sitijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate		 sitiji
sitijeg(a)		 sitiju sitije
vocative sitiji sitija sitije
locative sitijem(u) sitijoj sitijem(u)
instrumental sitijim sitijom sitijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative sitiji sitije sitija
genitive sitijih sitijih sitijih
dative sitijim(a) sitijim(a) sitijim(a)
accusative sitije sitije sitija
vocative sitiji sitije sitija
locative sitijim(a) sitijim(a) sitijim(a)
instrumental sitijim(a) sitijim(a) sitijim(a)
    superlative forms
singular masculine feminine neuter
nominative najsitiji najsitija najsitije
genitive najsitijeg(a) najsitije najsitijeg(a)
dative najsitijem(u) najsitijoj najsitijem(u)
accusative inanimate
animate		 najsitiji
najsitijeg(a)		 najsitiju najsitije
vocative najsitiji najsitija najsitije
locative najsitijem(u) najsitijoj najsitijem(u)
instrumental najsitijim najsitijom najsitijim
plural masculine feminine neuter
nominative najsitiji najsitije najsitija
genitive najsitijih najsitijih najsitijih
dative najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a)
accusative najsitije najsitije najsitija
vocative najsitiji najsitije najsitija
locative najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a)
instrumental najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a) najsitijim(a)

Etymology 2 [edit]

From New Latin sit.

Noun [edit]

sȋt m (Cyrillic spelling си̑т)

  1. rush (genus Juncus)

Tok Pisin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From English shit.

Noun [edit]

sit

  1. remnant
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