sit on

verb

sat on; sitting on; sits on

transitive verb

1

: to hold deliberations concerning

2

: repress, squelch

3

: to delay action or decision concerning

4

: to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball

Examples of sit on in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As the capital of North Kordofan, El-Obeid sits on major routes linking Khartoum with Darfur, the wider Kordofan region and Sudan’s south. — Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

The ski area sits on the edge of the Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve, the first International Dark Sky Reserve in the United States. — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 19 July 2026

The bottoms have a stretchy waistband that comfortably sits on her waist, and the two pieces create an effortlessly relaxed look. — Rylee Johnston, PEOPLE, 19 July 2026

Qatar sat on the North Field before 1995; the resource was not his doing. — Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Rhymes for sit on

• anton
• argon
• axon
• baronne
• baryon
• baton
• boron
• buisson
• bygone
• capon
• cardon
• chiffon