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intransitive verb1 a: to rest on the buttocks or haunches <sit in a chair> —often used with down b: perch
, roost2: to occupy a place as a member of an official body <sit in Congress>3: to hold a session : be in session for official business4: to cover eggs for hatching : brood5 a: to take a position for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed b: to serve as a model6archaic : to have one's dwelling place : dwell7 a: to lie or hang relative to a wearer <the collar sits awkwardly> b: to affect one with or as if with weight <the food sat heavily on his stomach>8: lie
, rest <a kettle sitting on the stove>9 a: to have a location <the house sits well back from the road> bof wind : to blow from a certain direction10: to remain inactive or quiescent <the car sits in the garage>11: to take an examination12: babysit13: to please or agree with one —used with with and an adverb <the decision did not sit well with me>transitive verb1: to cause to be seated : place on or in a seat —often used with down2: to sit on (eggs)3: to keep one's seat on <sit a horse>4: to provide seats or seating room for
— sit on
— sit on one's hands
1: to withhold applause : fail to show approval or enthusiasm2: to fail to take expected or appropriate action
— sit pretty
: to be in a highly favorable situation
— sit tight
1: to maintain one's position without change2: to remain quiet in or as if in hiding
— sit under
: to attend religious service under the instruction or ministrations of
; also : to attend the classes or lectures of
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