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sit

Main Entry: sit

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): sat, sitting

Language: English

intransitive verb

1 : sentarse, estar sentado <he sat down : se sentó>
2 roost : posarse
3 : sesionar <the legislature is sitting : la legislatura está en sesión>
4 pose : posar (para un retrato)
5 lie, rest : estar (ubicado) <the house sits on a hill : la casa está en una colina>

transitive verb

seat : sentar, colocar <I sat him on the sofa : lo senté en el sofá>

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