Definitions for SIT
SIT
sit
Spelling: [sit]
IPA: /sɪt/
Sit is a 3 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 3 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 3 points.
You can make 15 anagrams from letters in SIT (ist).
Definitions for SIT
verb
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(in prescriptions) may it be.
Idioms
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sit on one's hands,
to fail to applaud.
to fail to take appropriate action.
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sit pretty, Informal. to be in a comfortable situation:
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sit tight, to bide one's time; take no action:
Verb phrases
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sit down,
to take a seat.
to descend to a sitting position; alight.
to take up a position, as to encamp or besiege:
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sit in,
to attend or take part as a visitor or temporary participant:
to take part in a sit-in.
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sit in on, to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at:
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sit on/upon,
to inquire into or deliberate over:
Informal. to suppress; silence:
Informal. to check or rebuke; squelch:
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sit out,
to stay to the end of:
to surpass in endurance:
to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in:
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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.
Informal. to become interested or astonished:
verb (used with object)
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to cause to sit; seat (often followed by down):
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to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal):
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to provide seating accommodations or seating room for; seat:
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Informal. to serve as baby-sitter for:
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Chiefly British. to take (a test or examination):
verb (used without object)
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to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
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to be located or situated:
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to rest or lie (usually followed by on or upon):
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to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; pose:
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to remain quiet or inactive:
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(of a bird) to perch or roost.
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(of a hen) to cover eggs to hatch them; brood.
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to fit, rest, or hang, as a garment:
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to occupy a place or have a seat in an official assembly or in an official capacity, as a legislator, judge, or bishop.
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to be convened or in session, as an assembly.
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to act as a baby-sitter.
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(of wind) to blow from the indicated direction:
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to be accepted or considered in the way indicated:
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Informal. to be acceptable to the stomach:
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Chiefly British. to take a test or examination:
Origin of SIT
before 900; Middle English sitten, Old English sittan; cognate with Dutch zitten, German sitzen, Old Norse sitja; akin to Gothic sitan, Latin sedēre, Greek hézesthai (base hed-); cf.
The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.
I watch every episode alone on my couch and I just sit there and laugh, and laugh.
sit here, and we'll talk it over sensibly, before you get ready.
For as he tried to sit up, he fell back sick and dizzy on the bed.
Just sit around and talk wise about me all you want to, but watch.
I should be b-a-d, and I should sit up nights to invent new ways of evil.
Why the former Florida governor would be smarter to sit out 2016.
Maybe our dear bear should sit quietly, not chase piglets and just eat berries and honey.
But I kept looking and after awhile I was able to sit up and ask what hit me.
It is very difficult to sit by helplessly while a friend is imprisoned for a crime that is too implausible to comprehend.