Definition of sit
(Entry 1 of 2)
2
: to occupy a place as a member of an official body
sit in Congress
3
: to hold a session : be in session for official business
4
: to cover eggs for hatching : brood
5a
: to take a position for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed
b
: to serve as a model
7a
: to lie or hang relative to a wearer
the collar sits awkwardly
b
: to affect one with or as if with weight
the food sat heavily on his stomach
9a
: to have a location
the house sits well back from the road
b
of wind
: to blow from a certain direction
10
: to remain inactive or quiescent
the car sits in the garage
11
: to take an examination
12
: babysit
13
: to please or agree with one
—used with with and an adverb the decision did not sit well with me
1
: to cause to be seated : place on or in a seat
—often used with down
2
: to sit on (eggs)
3
: to keep one's seat on
sit a horse
4
: to provide seats or seating room for
sit on
sit on one's hands
sit pretty
sit tight
sit under
1
: to hold deliberations concerning
3
: to delay action or decision concerning
4
: to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball
1
: to withhold applause : fail to show approval or enthusiasm
2
: to fail to take expected or appropriate action
: to be in a highly favorable situation
1
: to maintain one's position without change
2
: to remain quiet in or as if in hiding
: to attend religious service under the instruction or ministrations of
also
: to attend the classes or lectures of
sit
nounDefinition of sit (Entry 2 of 2)
1
: the manner in which a garment fits
2
: an act or period of sitting
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The first known use of sit was before the 12th century
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