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Meanings of sit in English

Portuguese
posar
Catalan
posar
Spanish
posar
Wikidata

Assume a posture as for artistic purposes.

        posar
        Portuguese
        sente-se
        Catalan
        asseure's
        Spanish
        sentarse

        Be seated.

            Related terms
            sente-se
            Portuguese
            andar
            Catalan
            muntar
            Spanish
            montar

            Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions.

                  andar
                  Spanish
                  hacer de canguro

                  Work or act as a baby-sitter; I have too much homework to do"

                        hacer de canguro
                        Usage of sit in English
                        1
                        In both cases, students will sit English paper one in the morning.
                        The Irish Times
                        2
                        Question: My daughter is due to sit the Leaving Cert next year.
                        The Irish Times
                        3
                        Like the post, many public services now sit outside the public sector.
                        The Guardian
                        4
                        A nice sit-down to talk about the good times in the Glade?
                        The Death Cure
                        5
                        Let sit at least 20 minutes to allow the flavors to develop.
                        The everything thai cookbook: from pad thai to lemongrass chicke...
                        6
                        Come sit beside me and let's talk a minute first, all right?
                        Revolutionary Road
                        7
                        They sit 11 points behind St. Louis with just seven games left.
                        Reuters
                        8
                        Let it sit for five minutes and wash off in warm water.
                        The South African
                        9
                        In the evening I sit with the family in the parlour, talking.
                        Wanderers
                        10
                        Still partly sedated, she was nevertheless able to sit up without support.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        Several legislators opposed to the deal threatened to hold an open-ended sit-in.
                        Reuters
                        12
                        They currently sit third in the table, four points behind leaders Aberdeen.
                        The Guardian
                        13
                        Some say the attorney general is content to sit on her lead.
                        The abduction
                        14
                        Actually, the sit-ins represented an intricate union of economic and moral power.
                        The zinn reader
                        15
                        Government decides Dáil should sit next Wednesday to rush through new legislation.
                        The Irish Times
                        16
                        She used to come right in and sit in his visitor's chair.
                        Firewall
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                        Translations for sit
                        Sit through the time
                        Sit across language varieties
                        Canada
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
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                        Common
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