sit

I. verb (sat; sitting) Etymology: Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old High German sizzen to sit, Latin sedēre, Greek hezesthai to sit, hedra seat Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to rest on the buttocks or haunches <

sit in a chair

> — often used with down b. perch, roost 2. to occupy a place as a member of an official body <

sit in Congress

> 3. to hold a session ; be in session for official business 4. to cover eggs for hatching ; brood 5. a. to take a position for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed b. to serve as a model 6. archaic to have one's dwelling place ; dwell 7. a. to lie or hang relative to a wearer <

the collar sits awkwardly

> b. to affect one with or as if with weight <

the food sat heavily on his stomach

> 8. lie, rest <

a kettle sitting on the stove

> 9. a. to have a location <

the house sits well back from the road

> b. of wind to blow from a certain direction 10. to remain inactive or quiescent <

the car sits in the garage

> 11. to take an examination 12. babysit 13. to please or agree with one — used with with and an adverb <

the decision did not sit well with me

> transitive verb 1. to cause to be seated ; place on or in a seat — often used with down 2. to sit on (eggs) 3. to keep one's seat on <

sit a horse

> 4. to provide seats or seating room for II. noun Date: 1776 1. the manner in which a garment fits 2. an act or period of sitting