The meaning of SIT is to rest on the buttocks or haunches —often used with down. How to use sit in a sentence.

SIT definition: 1. to (cause someone to) be in a position in which the lower part of the body is resting on a seat…. Learn more.

Definition of sit verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Define sit. sit synonyms, sit pronunciation, sit translation, English dictionary definition of sit. v. sat , sit·ting , sits v. intr. 1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.

(used after a word or root) to take care of (the specified thing) like a baby-sitter: to house-sit (= to live in another's house while the owners are away); to plant-sit (= to take care of another's plants while the …

Sit describes the state of resting or staying in one place. We also use sit when talking about the action of putting a person in a place where he or she will stay.

A man sitting on the ground, on a road in Nepal The most common ways of sitting on the floor involve bending the knees. One can also sit with the legs unbent, using something solid as support for the …

SIT definition: to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated. See examples of sit used in a sentence.

If you sit for an artist or photographer, you place yourself in a sitting position so you can be painted or photographed. A person may well have been sitting for the artist for eight hours at a stretch. [VERB …

sit verb (MEETING) If a court, parliament, etc sits, it has a meeting to do its work: