sit (/sɪt/)

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🔊 /sɪt/

Meaning

Meaning: rest on a seat

To rest your body on a seat with your weight on your bottom. It is a basic verb of posture.

Examples

🗣 Please sit down and make yourself comfortable while I make some tea.

Etymology

From Old English ‘sittan’ (to sit, remain), from a Germanic root.

How & Where It’s Used

A core everyday verb of posture.

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Tags: posture, rest

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