Слово англійською: sit

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sit

verb
/sɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they sit
/sɪt/
he / she / it sits
/sɪts/
past simple sat
/sæt/
past participle sat
/sæt/
-ing form sitting
/ˈsɪtɪŋ/

    on chair, etc.

  1. [intransitive] to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on/in a chair
    • She sat and stared at the letter in front of her.
    • + adv./prep. May I sit here?
    • Don't just sit there—do something!
    • Just sit still!
    • He went and sat beside her.
    • the man who had sat next to me on the plane
    • She was sitting at her desk.
    • She always sits in that chair.
    • Four people sat around the table.
    • It’s too cold to sit outside.
    • The children were all sitting quietly and listening.
    • Make sure you are sitting comfortably, with your back straight and supported.
    • She came over to talk to us, leaving him sitting alone.
    • We asked the waiter for a bigger table so that we could all sit together.
    • sit doing something He just sits there watching the television.
    • We sat talking for hours.
    • I sat waiting for the soloist to walk onto the stage.
    see also sit down
    Grammar Point sitsit
    • You can use on, in and at with sit. You sit on a chair, a step, the edge of the table, etc. You sit in an armchair. If you are sitting at a table, desk, etc. you are sitting on a chair close to it, usually so that you can eat a meal, do some work, etc.
    Synonyms sitsitsit down ▪ be seated ▪ take a seat ▪ perchThese words all mean to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on a chair.sit to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on a chair:
    • May I sit here?
    • Sit still, will you!
    Sit is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how somebody sits, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what somebody does while they are sitting: We sat talking for hours.     sit down/​sit yourself down to move from a standing position to a sitting position:
    • Please sit down.
    • Come in and sit yourselves down.
    be seated (formal) to be sitting:
    • She was seated at the head of the table.
    Be seated is often used as a formal way of inviting somebody to sit down: Please be seated.     take a seat to sit down Take a seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting somebody to sit down: Please take a seat. perch (rather informal) to sit on something, especially on the edge of something:
    • She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
    Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where somebody is perching.    Patterns
    • to sit/​sit down/​be seated/​take a seat/​perch on something
    • to sit/​sit down/​be seated/​take a seat in something
  2. [transitive] sit somebody + adv./prep. to put somebody in a sitting position
    • He lifted the child and sat her on the wall.
    • She sat him down in front of the fire with a hot drink.
    3.

    of things

  3. [intransitive] to be in a particular place
    • + adv./prep. A large bus was sitting outside.
    • The pot was sitting in a pool of water.
    • I have an exercise bike just sitting at home not being used.
    • The jacket sat beautifully on her shoulders (= fitted well).
    • + adj. The box sat unopened on the shelf.
    4.

    have official position

  4. [intransitive] to have an official position as something or as a member of something
    • sit as something He was sitting as a temporary judge.
    • They both sat as MPs in the House of Commons.
    • sit in/on something She sat on a number of committees.
    • sit for something For years he sat for Henley (= was the MP for that constituency).
    5.

    of parliament, etc.

  5. [intransitive] (of a parliament, committee, court of law, etc.) to meet in order to do official business
    • Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.
    6.

    exam

  6. [transitive, intransitive] (rather formal) to do an exam (British English)
    • sit something Candidates will sit the examinations in June.
    • Most of the students sit at least 5 GCSEs.
    • (especially North American English) sit for something He was about to sit for his entrance exam.
    7.

    of bird

  7. [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to rest on a branch, etc. or to stay on a nest to keep the eggs warm

    8. of dog

  8. [intransitive] to sit on its bottom with its front legs straight
    • Rover! Sit!
    9.

    take care of children

  9. (especially North American English)
    (also babysit British and North American English)
    [intransitive] sit (for somebody) to take care of babies or children for a short time while their parents are out
    • Who's sitting for you?
    see also house-sit
    10. Word OriginOld English sittan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zitten, German sitzen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sedere and Greek hezesthai.
Idioms
be sitting pretty
  1. (informal) to be in a good situation, especially when others are not
    • With profits at record levels, the company’s certainly sitting pretty this year.
rest/sit on your laurels
  1. (usually disapproving) to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any moreTopics Successc2
sit at somebody’s feet
  1. to admire somebody very much, especially a teacher or somebody that you try to learn from
sit/stand bolt upright
  1. to sit or stand with your back straightTopics Appearancec2
sit comfortably, easily, well, etc. (with something)
  1. to seem right, natural, suitable, etc. in a particular place or situation
    • His views did not sit comfortably with the management line.
sit in judgement (on/over/upon somebody)
  1. to decide whether somebody’s behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this
    • How dare you sit in judgement on me?
sit on the fence
  1. to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing something
    • He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.
sit/stand silently by
  1. to do or say nothing to help somebody or deal with a difficult situation
    • We can’t sit silently by and let them arrest him!
sit tight
  1. to stay where you are rather than moving away or changing position
    • We sat tight and waited to be rescued.
  2. to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action
    • Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes.
Phrasal Verbs
  • sit about
  • sit around
  • sit back
  • sit by
  • sit down
  • sit down and do
  • sit for
  • sit in for
  • sit in on
  • sit on
  • sit out
  • sit through
  • sit up
  • sit yourself down
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