sit
Definitions
To rest with the body supported on the buttocks; to be seated
坐，就座
To be located or positioned somewhere
位于，处于
To attend or serve as a member (sit on a committee; sit an exam, BrE)
（作为成员）任职；（英式）参加（考试）
A period of sitting
坐的一段时间
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedThe bare Germanic root — English 'sit' and Latin sedēre both descend from Proto-Indo-European *sed-, 'to sit.' This everyday verb is the living core of the whole sit/sid/sed/sess family: every fancy Latin cousin (preside, possess, sediment) traces back to this simple act of taking a seat.
Root sit still carries 98 more wordsUsage Guide
Irregular past: sat (not 'sitted'). Note the family of phrasal/idiomatic uses: sit down (take a seat), sit on (be a member of a committee), sit for (pose for a portrait), sit an exam (BrE; AmE says 'take an exam'). 'It sits well/badly with me' = how something feels morally.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Come in and sit down, please.
- 2.
The old castle sits on a hill above the town.
- 3.
She sits on the board of three charities.
- 4.
Students will sit their final exams in June.