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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.

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sente-se
Synonyms
Examples for "model"
Examples for "model"
1
Yet, it's clear the president takes seriously his position as role model.
Ebony
2
The answer is: yes there is; it is the Nordic health model.
The Irish Times
3
Therefore further studies in a different animal model will be carried out.
Pubmed
4
However, several lines of evidence have recently been presented against this model.
Pubmed
5
The Canada model would also increase the costs of trading with Europe.
The Guardian
1
Vector-borne diseases, including arboviruses, pose a serious threat to public health worldwide.
Pubmed
2
Yet such detentions pose a public image problem for the security forces.
Reuters
3
I pose this simple question: is our destiny with Europe or not?
The Guardian
4
However, overtreatment should be avoided and life-threatening infections pose a particular problem.
Pubmed
5
Immigrants do pose a severe burden on particular communities at particular times.
The Guardian
1
Caution: People with shoulder problems shouldn't do this posture without expert supervision.
Climbing Magazine
2
Among living animals, erect posture occurred only in warm-blooded mammals and birds.
Jurassic Park
3
Think about posture, eye contact and a great handshake to demonstrate confidence.
The Guardian
4
Proper posture may be a good thing, but fidgeting is important too.
Wired
5
Substitutive: This posture would also arise where the ANC government is ineffective.
The South African
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
Australia
Common
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