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Sit

verb/sˈɪt/
Definition
be seated
be around, often idly or without specific purpose
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/sˈɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/sˈɪt/
🇮🇳Indian English
/sˈɪt/
1 syllable Say it as /sˈɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
verbbe seated
verbbe around, often idly or without specific purpose
“The object sat in the corner”
verbtake a seat
verbbe in session
“When does the court of law sit?”
verbassume a posture as for artistic purposes
“We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often”
verbsit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
“She never sat a horse!”
verbbe located or situated somewhere
“The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue”
verbwork or act as a baby-sitter
“I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do”
verbshow to a seat; assign a seat for
“The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith”
verbserve in a specific professional capacity
“the priest sat for confession”
Word Forms
sittingnounthe act of assuming or maintaining a seated position
modelnouna person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
posenouna posture assumed by models for photographic or artistic purposes
posernouna person who poses for a photographer or painter or sculptor
posingnoun(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
sitternouna person who poses for a painter or sculptor
posturenounthe arrangement of the body and its limbs
ridenouna journey in a vehicle (usually an automobile)
ridernouna traveler who actively rides an animal (as a horse or camel)
ridingnountravel by being carried on horseback
babysitternouna person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
baby-sitternouna person engaged to care for children when the parents are not home
seatnounany support where you can sit (especially the part of a chair or bench etc. on which you sit)
seatingnounthe service of ushering people to their seats
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
sitzen
sitzen
🇫🇷French
s'asseoir
être assis
🇪🇸Spanish
sentarse
estar sentado
🇮🇹Italian
sedersi
essere seduto
🇳🇱Dutch
zitten
zitten
🇵🇹Portuguese
sentar
estar sentado
🇷🇺Russian
сидеть
сидеть
India
🇮🇳Hindi
बैठना
बैठ जाओ
🇧🇩Bengali
বসা
বসা
🇮🇳Tamil
உட்காருங்கள்
உட்கார வேண்டும்
🇮🇳Telugu
కూర్చోండి
కూర్చోవాలి
🇮🇳Marathi
बसणे
बसणे
🇮🇳Gujarati
બેસો
બેસવું
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಿ
ಕುಳಿತುಕೊಳ್ಳಬೇಕು
🇮🇳Malayalam
ഇരിക്കുക
ഇരിക്കുക
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਬੈਠੋ
ਬੈਠਣਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
بیٹھنا
بیٹھنا
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
就座
🇯🇵Japanese
座る
座る
🇰🇷Korean
앉다
앉다
🇻🇳Vietnamese
ngồi
được ngồi
🇹🇭Thai
นั่ง
นั่ง
🇮🇩Indonesian
duduk
duduk
🇵🇭Filipino
umupo
maupo
🇲🇾Malay
duduk
duduk
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يجلس
اجلس
🇮🇷Persian
بنشین
بنشیند
🇹🇷Turkish
oturmak
oturmak
🇮🇱Hebrew
לָשֶׁבֶת
לשבת
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'sit'?
The primary meaning of 'sit' is 'be seated'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'sit' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'sit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'sit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'sit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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