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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.

Related terms
сидение
Wikidata

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

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Examples for "sitting down"
Examples for "sitting down"
1
By the time the news report was finished, I was sitting down.
The Girls
2
Then, 'Kirby, look sharp,' and 'Clara, you ought to be sitting down.
Small wars: a novel
3
And sitting down on the side of the bed she wept bitterly.
Australia Felix
4
In fact, we were standing up and sitting down throughout the afternoon.
Your United States: Impressions of a first visit
5
The little Dutch girl is crying and the mother is sitting down.
The Measurement of Intelligence / An Explanation of and a Comple...
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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