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sit for

sit for verb: to take care of children in the absence of their parents; to work as a babysitter for someone.

Verb

sit for (third-person singular simple present sits for, present participle sitting for, simple past and past participle sat for)

  1. To take care of children in the absence of their parents; to work as a babysitter for someone.
  2. To serve as a model for an artist or as the subject of a piece of art.
    • He sat for painters.1927, Joseph Auslander, Frank Ernest Hill, Theresa West Elmendorf, The Winged Horse, page 220
  3. To represent a political party in a place, especially the House of Lords.
    • Previously a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, now he sits for Labour.2025 February 19, Dickon Ross, “Opinion”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 3

Forms of sit for

third-person singular presentsits for
present participlesitting for
past participlesat for
pastsat for

Questions about sit for

What does sit for mean?
Sit for means to take care of children in the absence of their parents; to work as a babysitter for someone.
What part of speech is sit for?
Sit for is a verb.
What is the past tense of sit for?
The past tense of sit for is sat for.

Words near sit for in the dictionary

  1. sit bone
  2. sit bones
  3. sit by
  4. sit dead-red
  5. sit down
  6. sit for
  7. sit idly by
  8. sit in
  9. sit in for
  10. sit in judgement
  11. sit in judgment

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