[Sửa]Be seated, settle, sit down, take a seat, rest, Colloqtake the weight or a load off one's feet: Come in and sit withme for a while. If you sit on that chair it will break. 2 hold asession, be in session, assemble, meet, convene; gather, gettogether: The Supreme Court of the United States will besitting next week.
[Sửa]Often, sit on. have or hold or occupy aseat (on), participate (in), be a member (of): Kathy sits onthe board of directors.
[Sửa]Remain, stay, lie, rest; relax, marktime, abide, dwell: Let the dough sit a while to rise. Anitasat in Vienna awaiting her instructions. 5 seat, contain, hold,accommodate, have seats or seating for, have room or space orcapacity for seating: The auditorium sits only 600.
[Sửa]Sit in.a Often, sit in on. play, join (in), participate (in), take part(in); observe, watch: Mind if I sit in on your poker game? Weinvited Mary Lou to sit in during our discussion. b substitute,fill in, stand in, double, Colloq cover, sub, US pinch-hit:Mary Lou often sat in for our pianist if he had another gig.
[Sửa]Sit out. wait out, outwait, outstay, outlast, outlive, lastthrough, live through: Will sat out endless dances. He sat outthe whole evening merely waiting to walk home with Lily. 8 sittight. wait, hang back, hold back, be patient, bide (one's)time, play a waiting game, take no action, delay, temporize,Colloq hold (one's) horses: Just sit tight till you hear fromthem - don't jump the gun.
[Sửa]Sit up. awaken, pay attention,notice, become alert or interested or concerned: Jennie'sperformance in the hurdles made many track coaches sit up. 10sit (with). Often, sit well or right (with). agree with, beagreeable to; seem, appear, look: The way Ashton handled thematter did not sit well with the directors.
[Sửa]V. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adoptor be in a position in which the body is supported more or lessupright by the buttocks resting on the ground or a raised seatetc., with the thighs usu. horizontal.
[Sửa]Tr. cause to sit;place in a sitting position.
[Sửa]Intr. a (of a bird) perch. b(of an animal) rest with the hind legs bent and the body closeto the ground.
[Sửa]Intr. (of a bird) remain on its nest to hatchits eggs.
[Sửa]Intr. a be engaged in an occupation in which thesitting position is usual. b (of a committee, legislative body,etc.) be engaged in business. c (of an individual) be entitledto hold some office or position (sat as a magistrate).
[Sửa]Intr.(usu. foll. by for) pose in a sitting position (for a portrait).7 intr. (foll. by for) be a Member of Parliament for (aconstituency).
[Sửa]Tr. & (foll. by for) intr. Brit. be acandidate for (an examination).
[Sửa]Intr. be in a more or lesspermanent position or condition (esp. of inactivity or being outof use or out of place).
[Sửa]Intr. (of clothes etc.) fit or hangin a certain way.
[Sửa]Tr. keep or have one's seat on (a horseetc.).
[Sửa]Besitting pretty be comfortably or advantageously placed. make aperson sit up colloq. surprise or interest a person. sit at aperson's feet be a person's pupil. sit at home be inactive.sit back relax one's efforts. sit by look on withoutinterfering. sit down 1 sit after standing.
[Sửa](foll. by under) submit tamely to (an insult etc.). sit-downadj. (of a meal) eaten sitting at a table. sit-down strike astrike in which workers refuse to leave their place of work.sit heavy on the stomach take a long time to be digested. sitin 1 occupy a place as a protest.
[Sửa](foll. by on) be present as a guest or observer at(a meeting etc.). sit-in n. a protest involving sitting in.sit in judgement assume the right of judging others; becensorious. sit loosely on not be very binding. sit on 1 be amember of (a committee etc.).
[Sửa]Colloq. become interested oraroused etc. sit-up n. a physical exercise in which a personsits up without raising the legs from the ground. sit up andtake notice colloq. have one's interest aroused, esp. suddenly.sit-upon colloq. the buttocks. sit well have a good seat inriding. sit well on suit or fit. [OE sittan f. Gmc]