1. to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
2. to be located or situated: The house sits well up on the slope.
3. to rest or lie (usually followed by on or upon): An aura of greatness sits easily upon him.
4. to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; pose: to sit for a portrait.
5. to remain quiet or inactive: They let the matter sit.
6. (of a bird) to perch or roost.
7. (of a hen) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood.
8. to fit, rest, or hang, as a garment: The jacket sits well on your shoulders.
9. to occupy a place or have a seat in an official assembly or in an official capacity, as a legislator, judge, or bishop.
10. to be convened or in session, as an assembly.
11. to act as a baby-sitter.
12. (of wind) to blow from the indicated direction: The wind sits in the west tonight.
13. to be accepted or considered in the way indicated: Something about his looks just didn't sit right with me.
14. to be acceptable to the stomach: Something I ate for breakfast didn't sit too well.
15. to take a test or examination: I’m studying now, and I plan to sit in June.

16. to cause to sit; seat (often followed by down): Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.
17. to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal): She sits her horse gracefully.
18. to provide seating accommodations or seating room for; seat: Our dining-room table only sits six people.
19. to serve as baby-sitter for: A neighbor can sit the children while you go out.
20. to take (a test or examination): She finally received permission to sit the exam at a later date.

21. sit down,
• to take a seat.
• to descend to a sitting position; alight.
• to take up a position, as to encamp or besiege: The military forces sat down at the approaches to the city.
22. sit in,
• to attend or take part as a visitor or temporary participant: to sit in at a bridge game; to sit in for the band's regular pianist.
• to take part in a sit-in.
23. to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at: to sit in on classes.
24. sit on / upon
• to inquire into or deliberate over: A coroner's jury was called to sit on the case.
• to suppress; silence: They sat on the bad news as long as they could.
• to check or rebuke; squelch: I'll sit on him if he tries to interrupt me.
25. sit out,
• to stay to the end of: Though bored, we sat out the play.
• to surpass in endurance: He sat out his tormentors.
• to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in: We sat out all the Latin-American numbers.
26. sit up,
• to rise from a supine to a sitting position.
• to delay the hour of retiring beyond the usual time.
• to sit upright; hold oneself erect.
• to become interested or astonished: We all sat up when the holiday was announced.

27. sit on one's hands,
• to fail to applaud.
• to fail to take appropriate action.
28. to be in a comfortable situation: He's been sitting pretty ever since he got that new job.
29. to bide one's time; take no action: I'm going to sit tight till I hear from you.

1. (in prescriptions) may it be.

1. 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
2. to cause to adopt such a posture
3. (of an animal) to adopt or rest in a posture with the hindquarters lowered to the ground
4. (of a bird) to perch or roost
5. (of a hen or other bird) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood
6. to be situated or located
7. (of the wind) to blow from the direction specified
8. to adopt and maintain a posture for one's portrait to be painted, etc
9. to occupy or be entitled to a seat in some official capacity, as a judge, elected representative, etc
10. (of a deliberative body) to be convened or in session
11. to remain inactive or unused
12. to rest or lie as specified
13. (of a garment) to fit or hang as specified
14. to weigh, rest, or lie as specified
15. to take (an examination)
16. to be a candidate (for a qualification)
17. to look after a specified person or thing for someone else
18. to have seating capacity for
19. well placed or established financially, socially, etc
20. sit tight
• to wait patiently; bide one's time
• to maintain one's position, stand, or opinion firmly

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