sit upon

intransitive verb sat, sitting

1. 1. to rest the weight of the body upon the buttocks and the back of the thighs, as on a chair; be seated
   2. to rest on the haunches with the forelegs braced: said of quadrupeds
   3. to perch or roost: said of birds
2. to cover and warm eggs for hatching; set; brood
3. 1. to occupy a seat in the capacity of judge, legislator, etc.
   2. to be in session, as a court or legislature
4. to pose for one's portrait or as a model
5. Chiefly Brit. to take an examination (for a degree, scholarship, etc.)
6. to be or remain inactive
7. to be located or have a place: a house sitting up on the hill
8. to fit or hang on the wearer: a coat that sits loosely
9. to rest or lie as specified: cares sit lightly upon him
10. ☆
    1. baby-sit
    2. to care for a person or thing as for a short time: usually used in combination: housesit
11. to have a certain direction; set: said of the wind

Origin: ME sitten < OE sittan, akin to ON sitja, Ger sitzen < IE base *sed-, to sit > L sedere, Gr hizein, Welsh seddu, to sit

transitive verb

1. to place in a seat; cause to sit; seat: often used reflexively: to sit oneself down
2. to keep one's seat on (a horse, etc.)
3. to have seats or seating space for
4. ☆ baby-sit

noun

1. the time spent in a seated position, esp. while waiting
2. the way a coat, dress, etc. hangs when put on