| Sit |
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obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body;
said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh;
with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit;
used impersonally. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To hold a session; to be in session for official business;
said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture or a bust; as, to sit to a painter. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to;
used reflexively. |
| Sit |
v. t. |
To suit (well / ill); to become. |
