sit

sit is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

sister - sit - site

Pronunciation

• enPR: /sĭt/
• IPA ^(key): /sɪt/
• SAMPA: /sIt/

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Verb

Plain form sit

Third-person singular sits

Past tense sat

Past participle sat

Present participle sitting

1. (transitive & intransitive) When you sit, your body is not standing, but is in a position so that your bottom is on something.

   I sit on a chair at the table.

   He sat on the ground.

   We sat her at the head of the table.