- pronunciation:
- sIt
- phrases:
- sit down
- features:
- Note
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
sits, sitting, sat |
| definition 1: |
to be in a position in which you are resting the weight of your body on your buttocks.
She is sitting in a chair.
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| definition 2: |
to be placed or located.
His house sits on top of a hill. |
| definition 3: |
to cause to be seated.
Nancy sat her baby in a chair. |
| related words: |
look after, rank |
| phrase: |
sit down |
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.