sit

About 35.58 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. symbol ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Sino-Tibetan languages.
2. verb To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.

   After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.

3. verb To move oneself into such a position.

   I asked him to sit.

4. verb To occupy a given position.

   The dishes are still sitting on the table!

5. verb To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
6. verb To be a member of a deliberative body.

   I currently sit on a standards committee.

7. verb Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.

   In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session?

8. verb To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.

Similar words

sit down seat posture model baby-sit ride pose seating seated lay

Often followed by

down in on and at up with there here

Word family

sat sits sitting