sitcho

Verb

sit (third-person singular simple present sits, present participle sitting, simple past sat or (dated, poetic) sate, past participle sat or (dated, poetic) sate or (archaic, dialectal) sitten)

1. (copulative, intransitive) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
   • After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.

   Synonyms:

   be seated

2. (intransitive) To move oneself into such a position.
   • I asked him to sit.

   Synonyms:

   be seated, sit down, sit up, take a seat

3. (intransitive) To occupy a given position.
   • The dishes are still sitting on the table!

   Synonyms:

   be

4. (copulative, intransitive) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
   • And Moses said to […] the children of Reuben, Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit here?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 32:6
5. To be a member of a deliberative body.
   • I currently sit on a standards committee.
6. Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
   • In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session?

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