- pronunciation:
- sIt
- features:
- Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sits, sitting, sat |
| definition 1: |
When you sit, you rest the lower part of your body on a chair or something else.
When the kindergarten teacher reads her class a story, she sits in a chair and the children sit on the floor in front of her.When we went for a hike in the woods, we sat on a log to eat our lunch.
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| definition 2: |
When a house sits on a hill, it means that the house is located on a hill.
My grandfather's summer cottage sits next to a lake.- similar words:
- lie, rest, stand
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| definition 3: |
When someone sits for a child, it means that they take care of the child while their parents are away.
When our parents go out, my aunt sits for us. |
| definition 4: |
When you sit someone, you give them a seat or put them in a seat.
Jasmine's teacher sat her near the front of the room. Then, she couldn't talk to her friends!Adam's mom sat his baby sister in her special seat and gave her a toy. |
| related words: |
rank, rest |
sit or set?
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. We use
set for the action of putting a thing in a place where it will stay.
Compare:
- The lamp usually sits on that table.
- Mr. Gray sits in that chair all morning.
- Laura sat the baby in a little chair.
- Luke set the groceries on the table.