sit
(verb) serve in a specific professional capacity; “the priest sat for confession”; “she sat on the jury”
sit, sit down
(verb) be seated
seat, sit, sit down
(verb) show to a seat; assign a seat for; “The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith”
ride, sit
(verb) sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; “She never sat a horse!”; “Did you ever ride a camel?”; “The girl liked to drive the young mare”
sit
(verb) be in session; “When does the court of law sit?”
model, pose, sit, posture
(verb) assume a posture as for artistic purposes; “We don’t know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
sit, baby-sit, babysit
(verb) work or act as a baby-sitter; “I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do”
sit
(verb) be located or situated somewhere; “The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue”
sit, sit around
(verb) be around, often idly or without specific purpose; “The object sat in the corner”; “We sat around chatting for another hour”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
SIT (plural SITs)
(India) Initialism of Special Investigation Team.
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Sit (plural Sits)
A surname.
• According to the 2010 United States Census, Sit is the 27918th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 859 individuals. Sit is most common among Asian/Pacific Islander (87.78%) individuals.
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sit (third-person singular simple present sits, present participle sitting, simple past (dated, poetic) sate or sat, past participle (archaic, dialectal) sitten or sat)
(intransitive, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
(intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
(intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
(government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
(legal, government) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
To be adjusted; to fit.
(intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
(transitive, causative) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
(transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
(US, ambitransitive) To babysit.
(transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK) To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
• (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
sit (plural sits)
(mining) Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
(rare, Buddhism) An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
sit (plural sits)
(informal) Short for situation.
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Source: Wiktionary
Sit,
Definition: obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
Sit, v. i. [imp. Sat (Sate, archaic); p. p. Sat (Sitten, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sitting.] Etym: [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan, Russ. sidiete, L. sedere, Gr. sad. sq. root154. Cf. Assess,Assize, Cathedral, Chair, Dissident, Excise, Insidious, Possess, Reside, Sanhedrim, Seance, Seat, n., Sedate, 4th Sell, Siege, Session, Set, v. t., Sizar, Size, Subsidy.]
1. 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. And he came and took the book put of the right hand of him that sate upon the seat. Bible (1551) (Rev. v. 7.) I pray you, jest, sir, as you sit at dinner. Shak.
2. To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.
3. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition. And Moses said to . . . the children of Reuben, Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit here Num. xxxii. 6. Like a demigod here sit I in the sky. Shak.
4. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him. The calamity sits heavy on us. Jer. Taylor.
5. To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill. This new and gorgeous garment, majesty, Sits not so easy on me as you think. Shak.
6. To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally. [Obs.] Chaucer.
7. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate. As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not. Jer. xvii. 11.
8. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction. Like a good miller that knows how to grind, which way soever the wind sits. Selden. Sits the wind in that quarter Sir W. Scott.
9. To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.
10. 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.
11. 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 at, to rest under; to be subject to. [Obs.] "A farmer can not husband his ground so well if he sit at a great rent". Bacon.
– To sit at meat or at table, to be at table for eating.
– To sit down. (a) To place one's self on a chair or other seat; as, to sit down when tired. (b) To begin a siege; as, the enemy sat down before the town. (c) To settle; to fix a permanent abode. Spenser. (d) To rest; to cease as satisfied. "Here we can not sit down, but still proceed in our search." Rogers.
– To sit for a fellowship, to offer one's self for examination with a view to obtaining a fellowship. [Eng. Univ.] -- To sit out. (a) To be without engagement or employment. [Obs.] Bp. Sanderson. (b) To outstay.
– To sit under, to be under the instruction or ministrations of; as, to sit under a preacher; to sit under good preaching.
– To sit up, to rise from, or refrain from, a recumbent posture or from sleep; to sit with the body upright; as, to sit up late at night; also, to watch; as, to sit up with a sick person. "He that was dead sat up, and began to speak." Luke vii. 15.
Sit, v. t.
1. To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well. Hardly the muse can sit the headstrong horse. Prior.
2. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively. They sat them down to weep. Milton. Sit you down, father; rest you. Shak.
3. To suit (well or ill); to become. [Obs. or R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
23 November 2024
(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”
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