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Meanings of sitting in English

Russian
сидение
Portuguese
sentado
Spanish
sentada
Catalan
assegut
Wikidata

Human resting position; body weight is supported primarily by the buttocks in contact with the ground or a horizontal object such as a chair.

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        сидение
        Wikidata

        (Of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks.

            Catalan
            sessió d'espiritisme
            Spanish
            sesión

            A meeting of spiritualists.

                  sessió d'espiritisme
                  Catalan
                  posa
                  Spanish
                  postura

                  (Photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

                        posa
                        Usage of sitting in English
                        1
                        RNZ asked all sitting party leaders whether they support four year terms.
                        Radio NZ
                        2
                        Not today, of course, because today Mina was sitting at the table.
                        Melnitz
                        3
                        I called Dorothy today and her father said she's not baby-sitting anymore.
                        A Stir of Echoes
                        4
                        She is sitting outside in the cart; I cannot bring her in.
                        The Yellow Fairy Book
                        5
                        Some were smoking; some chatting merrily together; some sitting in dreamy languor.
                        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure
                        6
                        They remain, however, only two points behind their usual rivals, sitting fourth.
                        Reuters
                        7
                        In Lord Marshmoreton's study a council of three was sitting in debate.
                        A Damsel in Distress
                        8
                        And he would be sitting alone in the dark in the wine-cellar.
                        The Lost Prince
                        9
                        I'm sorry.' He shifted his sitting position, checked the grounds behind him.
                        Return of the Crimson Guard
                        10
                        It's all right sitting there saying we won't change anything, he said.
                        The Guardian
                        11
                        The Bines what-not in the sitting-room was grimly orthodox in its equipment.
                        The Spenders: A Tale of the Third Generation
                        12
                        He told it sitting in the firelight, the boy in his arms.
                        The Way of the Wind
                        13
                        Shaikh Ibrahim said to himself: 'Why am I sitting so far away?
                        The Arabian Nights: Tales of 1,001 Nights. Vol. 1
                        14
                        Tod opened the door of the sitting-room and the Swede stepped in.
                        The Tides of Barnegat
                        15
                        Peterson said, 'I can't believe the bikers left it all sitting here.
                        61 hours
                        16
                        Roma was sitting in the shadow with a roaring in her ears.
                        The Eternal City
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                        Translations for sitting
                        Portuguese
                        sentado
                        Sitting through the time
                        Sitting across language varieties
                        Canada
                        Common
                        United Kingdom
                        Common
                        Australia
                        Common
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