sit upon
Variant of sit
sit (sit)
intransitive verb sat, sitting sit′·ting
- to rest the weight of the body upon the buttocks and the back of the thighs, as on a chair; be seated
- to rest on the haunches with the forelegs braced: said of quadrupeds
- to perch or roost: said of birds
- to cover and warm eggs for hatching; set; brood
- to occupy a seat in the capacity of judge, legislator, etc.
- to be in session, as a court or legislature
- to pose for one's portrait or as a model
- Chiefly Brit. to take an examination (for a degree, scholarship, etc.)
- to be or remain inactive
- to be located or have a place a house sitting up on the hill
- to fit or hang on the wearer a coat that sits loosely
- to rest or lie as specified cares sit lightly upon him
- ☆
- baby-sit
- to care for a person or thing as for a short time: usually used in combination housesit
- to have a certain direction; set: said of the wind
Etymology: 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
- to place in a seat; cause to sit; seat: often used reflexively to sit oneself down
- to keep one's seat on (a horse, etc.)
- to have seats or seating space for
- ☆ baby-sit
noun
- the time spent in a seated position, esp. while waiting
- the way a coat, dress, etc. hangs when put on
sit back
- to relax
- to remain passive
sit down
- to lower oneself to a sitting position; take a seat
- to settle down for or as for a siege
sit in
sit on
or sit upon- to serve as a member of (a jury, committee, etc.)
- to confer on or investigate
- Informal to suppress, repress, or squelch
- Informal to hold (something) back from being considered or acted on
sit on one's hands
☆- to fail to applaud
- to fail to do what is needed or expected
sit out
- to stay until the end of
- to stay longer than (another); outsit
- to remain seated during or take no part in (a dance, game, etc.)
sit up
- to rise to a sitting position
- to sit erect
- to sit solely on the haunches with the forelegs held up in front of the chest: said of animals
- to put off going to bed
- Informal to become suddenly alert
sit well with
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