SIT
\sˈɪt], \sˈɪt], \s_ˈɪ_t]\
Definitions of SIT
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
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sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner"
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be seated
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take a seat
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be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
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assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
By Princeton University
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work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
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sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner"
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be seated
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take a seat
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be in session, as of courts of law, for example
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
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To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.
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To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
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To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
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To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
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To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.
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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.
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To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.
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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.
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To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; - with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
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To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; - used impersonally.
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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.
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To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; - used reflexively.
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To suit (well ill); to become.
By Oddity Software
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obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
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To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.
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To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
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To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
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To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
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To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.
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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.
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To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.
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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.
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To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; - with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
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To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; - used impersonally.
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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.
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To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; - used reflexively.
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To suit (well ill); to become.
By Noah Webster.
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To rest on the lower part of the trunk of the body; perch; rest or lie; repose on a seat; to fit; as, the dress sits well; occupy a seat officially; as, to sit in Parliament; hold a session; as, the court will sit in January; to cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to pose; as, to sit for a portrait.
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To sit upon, as a horse; to seat.
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Sitter.
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Sat.
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Sitting.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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Sitter.
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To rest on the haunches: to perch, as birds: to rest: to remain: to brood: to occupy a seat, esp. officially: to be officially engaged: to blow from a certain direction, as the wind.
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To keep the seat upon: to seat:-pr.p. sitting; pa.t. and pa.p. sat.
By Daniel Lyons
By James Champlin Fernald
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To rest upon the haunches; to perch; to occupy a seat; to rest; to lie; to hold a session; to exercise authority; to incubate; to be placed; to be suited.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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To rest on the lower part of the trunk of the body; to be in a state of rest or idleness; to settle or abide; to be in any situation or condition; to cause to be seated; to brood; to be convened, as an assembly; to hold a session; to exercise authority; to place on a seat, followed by him, himself, me, &c.; to represent in Parliament, as he sat for Edinburgh; to rest on or bear, as weight.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
