sit

CEFRA1

/sɪt/

verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    To rest your body on a chair or other surface.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    To move oneself into such a position.

Examples

  • I'm going to sit on the bench over there next to the street lamp.

  • There's only one seat so you'll have to sit on my lap.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. To occupy a given position.

  2. To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.

  3. To be a member of a deliberative body.

More examples

In context

  • You have only to sit here.

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

  • You're finishing the chowder if you sit there (motionless) all evening!

Synonyms

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Please blank down in the chair and wait patiently for your turn.

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Origin

verb

From Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Cognates Cognate with West Frisian sitte, Low German sitten, Dutch zitten, German sitzen, Swedish sitta, Norwegian Bokmål sitte, Norwegian Nynorsk sitja, Danish sidde, Faroese sita, Icelandic sitja; and with Irish suigh, Latin sedeo, Russian сиде́ть (sidétʹ).