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be seated.</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to be located or situated:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>The house sits well up on the slope.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to rest or lie (usually followed by <em>on </em>or <em>upon </em>):</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>An aura of greatness sits easily upon him.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; <a href="/browse/pose">pose</a>:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>to sit for a portrait.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to remain quiet or inactive:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>They let the matter sit.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of a bird) to perch or roost.</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of a hen) to cover eggs to hatch them; <a href="/browse/brood">brood</a>.</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to fit, rest, or hang, as a garment:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>The jacket sits well on your shoulders.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to occupy a place or have a seat in an official assembly or in an official capacity, as a legislator, judge, or bishop.</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to be convened or in session, as an assembly.</div></div><p class="OsvsNC770LPFqkTe32Ng"><strong>Synonyms: </strong><a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/gather" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="header" data-linkmodule="view-synonyms-for:gather" data-linkname="view-synonyms:gather" data-linktype="cta" data-linkurl="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/gather">gather</a>, <a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/convene" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="header" data-linkmodule="view-synonyms-for:convene" data-linkname="view-synonyms:convene" data-linktype="cta" data-linkurl="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/convene">convene</a>, <a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/assemble" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="header" data-linkmodule="view-synonyms-for:assemble" data-linkname="view-synonyms:assemble" data-linktype="cta" data-linkurl="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/assemble">assemble</a>, <a href="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/meet" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="header" data-linkmodule="view-synonyms-for:meet" data-linkname="view-synonyms:meet" data-linktype="cta" data-linkurl="http://www.thesaurus.com:80/browse/meet">meet</a></p></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to act as a baby-sitter.</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of wind) to blow from the indicated direction:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>The wind sits in the west tonight.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to be accepted or considered in the way indicated:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>Something about his looks just didn't sit right with me.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>Informal. </em>to be acceptable to the stomach:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>Something I ate for breakfast didn't sit too well.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>Chiefly British. </em>to take a test or examination:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>I’m studying now, and I plan to sit in June.</i></p></div></span></li></ol><div class="pzAb4KG141SuMsit5NFK"><hr/><div></div><hr/></div></div><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="american-sit-1-verb-used-with-object"><h2>verb (used with object)</h2><div class="y0ZrXkbLi0mW1fbFOOIa">, <i><strong>sat </strong>or <em>(Archaic) </em><strong>sate </strong>[<!-- -->sat, seyt<!-- -->]<!-- -->;<!-- --> <strong>sat </strong>or <em>(Archaic) </em><strong>sit·ten </strong>[<!-- -->sit, -n<!-- -->]<!-- -->;<!-- --> <strong>sit·ting.</strong></i></div></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to cause to sit; seat (often followed by <em>down </em>):</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal):</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>She sits her horse gracefully.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to provide seating accommodations or seating room for; <a href="/browse/seat">seat</a>:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>Our dining-room table only sits six people.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>Informal. </em>to serve as baby-sitter for:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>A neighbor can sit the children while you go out.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>Chiefly British. </em>to take (a test or examination):</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>She finally received permission to sit the exam at a later date.</i></p></div></span></li></ol></div><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW"><h2 id="american-sit-1-verb-phrase">verb phrase</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> </div></div><ol class="JEKAKEmQ7ArHPGGbEHB2"><li><div>to stay to the end of:<div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>Though bored, we sat out the play.</i></p></div></div></li><li><div>to surpass in endurance:<div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>He sat out his tormentors.</i></p></div></div></li><li><div>to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in:<div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>We sat out all the Latin-American numbers.</i></p></div></div></li></ol></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>to sit in on classes.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> </div></div><ol class="JEKAKEmQ7ArHPGGbEHB2"><li><div>to inquire into or deliberate over:<div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>A coroner's jury was called to sit on the case.</i></p></div></div></li><li><div><em>Informal. </em>to suppress; <a href="/browse/silence">silence</a>:<div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>They sat on the bad news as long as they could.</i></p></div></div></li><li><div><em>Informal. </em>to check or rebuke; <a href="/browse/squelch">squelch</a>:<div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>I'll sit on him if he tries to interrupt me.</i></p></div></div></li></ol></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> </div></div><ol class="JEKAKEmQ7ArHPGGbEHB2"><li><div>to attend or take part as a visitor or temporary participant:<div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>to sit in at a bridge game; to sit in for the band's regular pianist.</i></p></div></div></li><li><div>to take part in a sit-in.</div></li></ol></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> </div></div><ol class="JEKAKEmQ7ArHPGGbEHB2"><li><div>to rise from a supine to a sitting position.</div></li><li><div>to delay the hour of retiring beyond the usual time.</div></li><li><div>to sit upright; hold oneself erect.</div></li><li><div><em>Informal. </em>to become interested or astonished:<div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>We all sat up when the holiday was announced.</i></p></div></div></li></ol></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> </div></div><ol class="JEKAKEmQ7ArHPGGbEHB2"><li><div>to take a seat.</div></li><li><div>to descend to a sitting position; <a href="/browse/alight">alight</a>.</div></li><li><div>to take up a position, as to encamp or besiege:<div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>The military forces sat down at the approaches to the city.</i></p></div></div></li></ol></span></li></ol></div></section></div></div><div class="adM0BEl1UL_AaQOMMu8E" id="dictionary-entry-2"><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="RU3P4mEiPC1uju7Hv6Yw" data-type="dictionary-headword-module"><div class="bZjAAKVoBi7vttR0xUts"><p class="">sit</p><sup>2</sup><div class="AooatC8noO9cmWd95rMo"><button aria-label="Audio: pronunciation of sit" class="caBwpDG3dPuJzUD4toSQ" data-type="pronunciation-audio" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="definition" data-linkname="audio:sit" data-linktype="audio"><svg class="hKc5_7ESpepHS_34gUUw" height="30" viewBox="0 0 512 512" width="34" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path d="M232 416a23.88 23.88 0 01-14.2-4.68 8.27 8.27 0 01-.66-.51L125.76 336H56a24 24 0 01-24-24V200a24 24 0 0124-24h69.75l91.37-74.81a8.27 8.27 0 01.66-.51A24 24 0 01256 120v272a24 24 0 01-24 24zm-106.18-80zm-.27-159.86zM320 336a16 16 0 01-14.29-23.19c9.49-18.87 14.3-38 14.3-56.81 0-19.38-4.66-37.94-14.25-56.73a16 16 0 0128.5-14.54C346.19 208.12 352 231.44 352 256c0 23.86-6 47.81-17.7 71.19A16 16 0 01320 336z"></path><path d="M368 384a16 16 0 01-13.86-24C373.05 327.09 384 299.51 384 256c0-44.17-10.93-71.56-29.82-103.94a16 16 0 0127.64-16.12C402.92 172.11 416 204.81 416 256c0 50.43-13.06 83.29-34.13 120a16 16 0 01-13.87 8z"></path><path d="M416 432a16 16 0 01-13.39-24.74C429.85 365.47 448 323.76 448 256c0-66.5-18.18-108.62-45.49-151.39a16 16 0 1127-17.22C459.81 134.89 480 181.74 480 256c0 64.75-14.66 113.63-50.6 168.74A16 16 0 01416 432z"></path></svg></button></div></div><div class="aB40zqNSml1nCbUuOh7V" data-type="pronunciation-toggle"><p>[ <!-- -->sit<!-- --> ]</p><fieldset><label><input type="radio" checked="" value="phonetic"/><span>Phonetic (Standard)</span></label><label><input type="radio" value="ipa"/><span>IPA</span></label></fieldset></div></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="uLEIc6UAEiaBDDj6qSnO" data-type="part-of-speech-module"><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="american-sit-2-verb"><h2>verb</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(in prescriptions) may it be.</div></div></span></li></ol></div></section></div></div></section><section class="LOhivfok408KJsgcv8Ab" data-type="british-dictionary-entries-module"><div class=""><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="RU3P4mEiPC1uju7Hv6Yw" data-type="dictionary-headword-module"><div class="bZjAAKVoBi7vttR0xUts"><p class="">SIT</p><sup>1</sup><div class="AooatC8noO9cmWd95rMo"></div></div></section><section class="uLEIc6UAEiaBDDj6qSnO" data-type="part-of-speech-module"><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="british-sit-1-abbreviation"><h2>abbreviation for</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->stay in touch</div></div></span></li></ol><footer class="AxYkjCDUNGVRDUdjTF4Q">“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012</footer></div></section></div></div><div class="XGv6INcAxMnhr2WgSrQg"><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="RU3P4mEiPC1uju7Hv6Yw" data-type="dictionary-headword-module"><div class="bZjAAKVoBi7vttR0xUts"><p class="">sit</p><sup>2</sup><div class="AooatC8noO9cmWd95rMo"></div></div><div class="aB40zqNSml1nCbUuOh7V" data-type="pronunciation-toggle"><p>/ <!-- -->sɪt<!-- --> /</p></div></section><section class="uLEIc6UAEiaBDDj6qSnO" data-type="part-of-speech-module"><div><div class="S3nX0leWTGgcyInfTEbW" id="british-sit-2-verb"><h2>verb</h2></div><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>also tr; when intr, often foll by down, in, or on </em>to adopt or rest in a posture in which the body is supported on the buttocks and thighs and the torso is more or less upright</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>sit a horse</i></p><p><i>to sit on a chair</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>tr </em>to cause to adopt such a posture</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of an animal) to adopt or rest in a posture with the hindquarters lowered to the ground</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of a bird) to perch or roost</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of a hen or other bird) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to be situated or located</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of the wind) to blow from the direction specified</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to adopt and maintain a posture for one's portrait to be painted, etc</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to occupy or be entitled to a seat in some official capacity, as a judge, elected representative, etc</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of a deliberative body) to be convened or in session</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to remain inactive or unused</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>his car sat in the garage for a year</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to rest or lie as specified</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>the nut was sitting so awkwardly that he couldn't turn it</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->(of a garment) to fit or hang as specified</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>that dress sits well on you</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- -->to weigh, rest, or lie as specified</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>greatness sits easily on him</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>tr </em> <!-- --> <!-- -->to take (an examination)</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>he's sitting his bar finals</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>usually foll by for </em> <!-- --> <!-- -->to be a candidate (for a qualification)</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>he's sitting for a BA</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>intr; in combination </em>to look after a specified person or thing for someone else</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>granny-sit</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <em>tr </em>to have seating capacity for</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><strong>sitting pretty</strong> <em>informal.</em> </div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> <!-- --> <!-- -->well placed or established financially, socially, etc</div></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><strong>sit tight</strong> </div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div> </div></div><ol class="JEKAKEmQ7ArHPGGbEHB2"><li><div>to wait patiently; bide one's time</div></li><li><div>to maintain one's position, stand, or opinion firmly</div></li></ol></span></li></ol><footer class="AxYkjCDUNGVRDUdjTF4Q">“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012</footer></div></section></div></div></section><div data-wknd-infeed-div="true"></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="bxx1icammrUjnJMLSPWa" data-type="confusables-note-content"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT rSQlbE7H8tWVFILjLXbi" id="confusables-note">Discover More</div><h2 class="zhAsGsWfHFdx3qbwDrWk">Confusables Note</h2><div class="ngluql5aRy4Jn_c9mPlL"><div>See <a href="/browse/set">set</a>.</div></div></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="bLQY4HuOoBYj7mHuUnvO" data-type="origins-module"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT v64dancTwzffhlHDy4y0" id="word-history-and-origins">Discover More</div><h2>Word History and Origins</h2><div class="yX4FEAQxKpoMaTLO2pCw"><p>Origin of<!-- --> <a class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" href="/browse/sit">sit<sup>1</sup></a></p><div>First recorded <!-- -->before 900; <em>Middle English </em><em>sitten, </em><em>Old English </em><em>sittan; </em>cognate with <em>Dutch </em><em>zitten, </em><em>German </em><em>sitzen, </em><em>Old Norse </em><em>sitja; </em>akin to <em>Gothic </em><em>sitan, </em><em>Latin </em><em>sedēre, </em><em>Greek </em><em>hézesthai </em>(base <em>hed- </em>); <a href="/browse/set">set</a>,<!-- --> <a href="/browse/sedate">sedate</a>,<!-- --> <a href="/browse/cathedra">cathedra</a>,<!-- --> <a href="/browse/nest">nest</a></div></div><div class="yX4FEAQxKpoMaTLO2pCw"><p>Origin of<!-- --> <a class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" href="/browse/sit">sit<sup>2</sup></a></p><div>From <em>Latin</em></div></div></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE LOhivfok408KJsgcv8Ab"><section class="bLQY4HuOoBYj7mHuUnvO" data-type="origins-module"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT v64dancTwzffhlHDy4y0" id="word-history-and-origins">Discover More</div><h2>Word History and Origins</h2><div class="yX4FEAQxKpoMaTLO2pCw"><p>Origin of<!-- --> <a class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" href="/browse/sit">sit<sup>1</sup></a></p><div>Old English <em>sittan; </em>related to Old Norse <em>sitja, </em>Gothic <em>sitan, </em>Old High German <em>sizzen, </em>Latin <em>sedēre </em>to sit, Sanskrit <em>sīdati </em>he sits</div></div></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="Rhf4ph_7YfdMQeeMZaUA" data-type="idioms-and-phrases-module"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT IyoTS6Xc6pa6yhd_nN_Y" id="idioms-and-phrases">Discover More</div><h2 class="RXKBzKzslxeeQxjk6DVP">Idioms and Phrases</h2><div class="s3oKzzLEOmkTJ_X4QoIr"><a href="http://www.dictionary.com:80/browse/idiom" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc">Idioms</a><ol class="lpwbZIOD86qFKLHJ2ZfQ E53FcpmOYsLLXxtj5omt" data-type="definition-content-list"><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div><strong>sit on one's hands<!-- -->,</strong> </div></div><ol class="JEKAKEmQ7ArHPGGbEHB2"><li><div>to fail to applaud.</div></li><li><div>to fail to take appropriate action.</div></li></ol></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div><strong>sit pretty<!-- -->,</strong> <em>Informal. </em>to be in a comfortable situation:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>He's been sitting pretty ever since he got that new job.</i></p></div></span></li><li><span class="HGU9YJqWX_GVHkeeJhSH"><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><div><strong>sit tight<!-- -->,</strong> <!-- -->to bide one's time; take no action:</div></div><div class="NZKOFkdkcvYgD3lqOIJw"><p><i>I'm going to sit tight till I hear from you.</i></p></div></span></li></ol></div><h3>More idioms and phrases containing <em>sit</em></h3><ul><li>at a sitting</li></ul></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section data-type="example-sentences-module"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT BsLEokjNzgvQY0xyORKn" id="example-sentences">Discover More</div><h2 class="tEJceV7YF9MUrC51KXg7">Example Sentences</h2><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>Notably, he had campaign financier and head of a planned "government efficiency" department Elon Musk sit in on the talk.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/11/27/ukraine-envoy-kellogg-has-plan-to-end-by-playing-hardball-with-us-aid/" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Salon" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.salon.com/2024/11/27/ukraine-envoy-kellogg-has-plan-to-end-by-playing-hardball-with-us-aid/" rel="nofollow">Salon</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>As we slowly raise one end of the table, it first sits undisturbed and acts like a solid.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241125162949.htm" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Science Daily" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/11/241125162949.htm" rel="nofollow">Science Daily</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>“He perceived his body as his only weapon of protest,” the visibly upset director tells me via an interpreter while sitting in the empty restaurant of a West Hollywood hotel.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-11-27/mohammad-rasoulof-iran-prison-sentence-cannes-seed-of-the-sacred-fig" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Los Angeles Times" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-11-27/mohammad-rasoulof-iran-prison-sentence-cannes-seed-of-the-sacred-fig" rel="nofollow">Los Angeles Times</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>“It’s going to be very easy,” Elon Musk’s mother, Maye Musk, told Fox News on Tuesday, after she sat in on some of her son’s meetings.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/us/politics/elon-musk-federal-budget.html" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:New York Times" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/27/us/politics/elon-musk-federal-budget.html" rel="nofollow">New York Times</a></div></div><div class="dkA1ih27tI9o0MHLDxKt"><p>Smith cited a longstanding DOJ policy that sitting presidents cannot be criminally charged, which would apply when Trump is inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2025.</p><div>From<!-- --> <a href="https://www.salon.com/2024/11/27/appointed-dismisses-texas-against-jack-smith/" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc" data-analytics="aa-track" data-linklocation="body" data-linkmodule="example-sentences-module" data-linkname="from:Salon" data-linktype="link" data-linkurl="https://www.salon.com/2024/11/27/appointed-dismisses-texas-against-jack-smith/" rel="nofollow">Salon</a></div></div></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE eK0SbwCbuTiZNmg5Q8ag"><div class="SZjJlj7dd7R6mDTODwIT"><p class="ZBaOeEicp1FaXQoUFZBy">Advertisement</p><div class="dictionary_content_300x250_noflex_1"></div></div></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="b4webt3xsd_nEZu_TYgF" data-type="dictionary-related-words-module"><div class="KhyRmcN6T1mkCS6cmpkT USrI433LPq9JKfoEJgMw" id="related-words">Discover More</div><h2 class="SeO7_NoJrJTocIik6N74">Related Words</h2><ul><li><a href="http://www.dictionary.com:80/browse/assemble" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc">assemble</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dictionary.com:80/browse/meet" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc">meet</a></li><li><a href="http://www.dictionary.com:80/browse/open" class="TSqnrw0qSMGseOGGBuxc">open</a></li></ul></section></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE G4gQrRMFeYY7_OdNa1eR"></div><div class="YommMxopETPCP_wzxPxE"><section class="xso6mL2feGWVpyRXeY5Z"><p>Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023</p><p>Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. 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class=\\\"luna-inflected-form bold\\\"\u003esate\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-pronset\\\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\\\"audio-player\\\"\u003e\u003caudio preload=\\\"none\\\"\u003e\u003csource src=\\\"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/S01/S0118100.ogg\\\" type=\\\"audio/ogg\\\"/\u003e\u003csource src=\\\"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/S01/S0118100.mp3\\\" type=\\\"audio/mpeg\\\"/\u003e\u003c/audio\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\\\"pron-spell\\\"\u003e[sat, seyt]; \u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\\\"pron-ipa\\\"\u003e/sæt, seɪt/; \u003c/span\u003e\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-inflected-form bold\\\"\u003esat\u003c/span\u003e or (\u003cspan class=\\\"luna-label italic\\\"\u003eArchaic\u003c/span\u003e) \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-inflected-form bold\\\"\u003esit·ten\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-pronset\\\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\\\"audio-player\\\"\u003e\u003caudio preload=\\\"none\\\"\u003e\u003csource 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italic\\\"\u003eInformal\u003c/span\u003e.\",\"postdefinitionContent\":\"\",\"definition\":\"to be in a comfortable situation: \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-example italic\\\"\u003eHe\u0026#39;s been sitting pretty ever since he got that new job.\u003c/span\u003e\",\"synonyms\":\"\",\"antonyms\":\"\",\"cites\":[]},{\"order\":29,\"type\":\"simple\",\"predefinitionContent\":\"\u003cspan class=\\\"luna-idiom bold\\\"\u003esit tight\u003c/span\u003e, \",\"postdefinitionContent\":\"\",\"definition\":\"to bide one\u0026#39;s time; take no action: \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-example italic\\\"\u003eI\u0026#39;m going to sit tight till I hear from you.\u003c/span\u003e\",\"synonyms\":\"\",\"antonyms\":\"\",\"cites\":[]}],\"pos\":\"\u003cspan class=\\\"luna-pos\\\"\u003eIdioms\u003c/span\u003e\",\"posSupplementaryInfo\":\"\"}],\"origin\":\"First recorded before 900; Middle English \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-langc italic\\\"\u003esitten,\u003c/span\u003e Old English \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-langc italic\\\"\u003esittan;\u003c/span\u003e cognate with Dutch \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-langc italic\\\"\u003ezitten,\u003c/span\u003e German \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-langc italic\\\"\u003esitzen,\u003c/span\u003e Old Norse \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-langc italic\\\"\u003esitja;\u003c/span\u003e akin to Gothic \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-langc italic\\\"\u003esitan,\u003c/span\u003e Latin \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-langc italic\\\"\u003esedēre,\u003c/span\u003e Greek \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-langc italic\\\"\u003ehézesthai\u003c/span\u003e (base \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-langc italic\\\"\u003ehed-\u003c/span\u003e ); cf. \u003ca href=\\\"/browse/set\\\" class=\\\"luna-xref\\\" data-linkid=\\\"nn1ov4\\\"\u003eset\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"/browse/sedate\\\" class=\\\"luna-xref\\\" data-linkid=\\\"nn1ov4\\\"\u003esedate\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"/browse/cathedra\\\" class=\\\"luna-xref\\\" data-linkid=\\\"nn1ov4\\\"\u003ecathedra\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\"/browse/nest\\\" 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class=\\\"luna-xref\\\" data-linkid=\\\"nn1ov4\\\"\u003eset\u003c/a\u003e, \u003cspan class=\\\"luna-form bold\\\"\u003esit\u003c/span\u003e (see confusables note at \u003ca href=\\\"/browse/set\\\" class=\\\"luna-xref\\\" data-linkid=\\\"nn1ov4\\\"\u003eset\u003c/a\u003e)\"]},{\"id\":\"u3bb48a285cbafaf0.-3bc55cee.14d9e77509f.3432\",\"type\":\"normal\",\"entry\":\"sit\",\"entrySyllabified\":\"sit\",\"entryVariants\":[],\"homograph\":\"2\",\"pronunciation\":{\"ipa\":\"sɪt \",\"spell\":\"sit \",\"audio\":{\"audio/ogg\":\"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/lunawav/S05/S0568600.ogg\",\"audio/mpeg\":\"https://static.sfdict.com/audio/S05/S0568600.mp3\"}},\"predefinitionContent\":\"\",\"posBlocks\":[{\"definitions\":[{\"order\":1,\"type\":\"simple\",\"predefinitionContent\":\"\",\"postdefinitionContent\":\"\",\"definition\":\"(in prescriptions) may it be.\",\"synonyms\":\"\",\"antonyms\":\"\",\"cites\":[]}],\"pos\":\"\u003cspan class=\\\"luna-pos\\\"\u003everb\u003c/span\u003e\",\"posSupplementaryInfo\":\"\"}],\"origin\":\"From Latin \",\"originData\":null,\"supplementaryNotes\":[],\"variantForms\":[],\"variantSpellings\":[],\"referenceData\":[],\"relatedForms\":[],\"confusables\":[]}]},{\"source\":\"collins\",\"entries\":[{\"id\":\"u11d1def534ea1be0.1a3ea532.11d23f2fb9d.299a.1\",\"type\":\"normal\",\"entry\":\"sit\",\"entrySyllabified\":null,\"entryVariants\":\"\",\"homograph\":null,\"pronunciation\":{\"audio\":null,\"spell\":null,\"ipa\":\"(\u003cspan class=\\\"pron\\\"\u003esɪt\u003c/span\u003e)\"},\"predefinitionContent\":\"\",\"posBlocks\":[{\"pos\":\"\u003cspan class=\\\"pos\\\"\u003everb\u003c/span\u003e\",\"posSupplementaryInfo\":\"\u003cspan class=\\\"inflected-form bold\\\"\u003esits\u003c/span\u003e, \u003cspan class=\\\"inflected-form bold\\\"\u003esitting\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\\\"italic\\\"\u003eor\u003c/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\\\"inflected-form 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