sit

Definitions

• (intransitive) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
• (intransitive) To move oneself into such a position.
• (intransitive) To occupy a given position permanently.
• (intransitive) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
• (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
• (legal) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
• To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
• To be adjusted; to fit.
• (intransitive) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
• (transitive) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
• (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
• (US) To babysit.
• (transitive) To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
• To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
• To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
• To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.