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sit upon

sit upon is the alternative spelling of sit-upon.

Meaning of sit-upon

Noun

sit-upon (plural sit-upons)

  1. (UK, colloquial) Buttocks, bottom.
  2. Small, portable cushion for sitting on.

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of sit on (“block, suppress, hold back”).
    Synonyms:
    sit on

Synonyms of sit upon

Forms of sit upon

Noun
pluralsit upons
Verb
third-person singular presentsits upon
present participlesitting upon
past participlesat upon
pastsat upon

Questions about sit upon

What does sit upon mean?
Sit upon means synonym of sit on (“block, suppress, hold back”).
What is sit upon the alternative spelling of?
Sit upon is the alternative spelling of sit-upon.
What part of speech is sit upon?
Sit upon is a verb.
What is the past tense of sit upon?
The past tense of sit upon is sat upon.

Words near sit upon in the dictionary

  1. sit tight
  2. sit under
  3. sit up
  4. sit up and take notice
  5. sit up with
  6. sit upon
  7. sit upons
  8. sit ups
  9. sit well
  10. sit with
  11. sit-and-go

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sit upon (page history and authors); sit-upon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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