English to English
sit
(s/I/t
)
verb (v)
- be around, often idly or without specific purpose(verb.stative)source: wordnet30
- be in session(verb.motion)Example:
When does the court of law sit?.
source: wordnet30 - sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- be located or situated somewhere(verb.stative)Example:
The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue.
source: wordnet30 - work or act as a baby-sitter(verb.social)Example:
I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do.
source: wordnet30 - serve in a specific professional capacity(verb.competition)source: wordnet30
- To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground.(verb)source: webster1913
- To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.(verb)source: webster1913