Translation of 'sit' in English

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sit
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expr. sit down, to take a seat; put oneself in a sitting position.
Ex. We sat down by the roadside to have our picnic.
sit
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expr. sit in on, to be present at, as a spectator or observer.
Ex. The Senate Finance and Assembly Ways and Means Committees now have a legal right to sit in on the budget-making process (New York Times).
sit
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expr. sit in,
a. to be present as a spectator or observer.
Ex. He was invited to sit in at the lecture.
b. to take part (as in a game or conference).
Ex. to sit in with a musical group, sit in at a game.
c. (U.S.) to take
sit
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b. to have a seat on (a jury, committee, commission, or council).
Ex. He sat on the ' title='expr. sit on (or upon),
a. to sit in judgment or council on; deliberate on.
Ex. A committee of ... friends ... sat upon our affairs (Harper's).
b. to have a seat on (a jury, committee, commission, or council).
Ex. He sat on the in english'>expr. sit on (or upon),
a. to sit in judgment or council on; deliberate on.
Ex. A committee of ... friends ... sat upon our affairs (Harper's).
b. to have a seat on (a jury, committee, commission, or council).
Ex. He sat on the b. to have a seat on (a jury, committee, commission, or council).
Ex. He sat on the ' onclick='Pronounce(this.id);'>
sit
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expr. sit out,
a. to remain seated during (a dance).
Ex. She refused him a dance only once when she wanted to sit it out with her girl friend.
b. to stay through (a performance or other event).
Ex. This is the only meeting which
sit
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expr. sit through, to remain seated during; be present or in attendance at.
Ex. to sit through a dull concert, to sit through a lecture.
sit
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b. to let matters t' title='expr. sit tight, (Informal.)
a. to keep the same position or opinion.
Ex. When a company's business is down, it's far more inclined to sit tight and take a strike than when things are booming (Wall Street Journal).
b. to let matters t in english'>expr. sit tight, (Informal.)
a. to keep the same position or opinion.
Ex. When a company's business is down, it's far more inclined to sit tight and take a strike than when things are booming (Wall Street Journal).
b. to let matters t b. to let matters t' onclick='Pronounce(this.id);'>
sit
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expr. sit under, to attend the preaching, lecturing, or speaking, of; listen to as a customary hearer.
Ex. Members of Parliament, even Cabinet Ministers, sit under him [a clergyman] (Thackeray).
sit
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expr. sit up,
a. to raise the body to a sitting position.
Ex. Stop slumping and sit up on your chair.
b. to keep such a position.
Ex. The sick man sat up at last.
c. to stay up instead of going to bed.
Ex. They sat
sit
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noun 1. the way in which an article of clothing fits.
2. the act of stopping at a place for a short while; sojourn; stay.
Ex. The day before it was a trip round the island and a sit in the arboretum (Punch).
sit
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sit, verb, sator (Archaic)sate,sator (Obsolete)sitten,sitting,noun.
sit
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v.i. 1a. to rest on the lower part of the body, with the weight off the feet.
Ex. She sat in a chair.
b. to do this in a certain way.
Ex. to sit cross-legged, to sit close to a fire.
2. to be placed; be; have place or position.
sit
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v.t. 1. to cause to sit; seat.
Ex. The woman sat the little boy in his chair.
2. to seat (oneself).
Ex. He boldly sat himself down at my fireside.
3. to sit on.
Ex. He sat his horse well.
4. (British.) to take (an e

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