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sits on

sits on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sit on.

Meaning of sit on

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To block, suppress, restrain (something).
    • The chairman sat on the report until the end of the legislative session.
  2. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To restrain (a person).
    • He started to act up, but she sat on him.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To take no action on (something); to hold (something) in reserve without actually using.
    • I sent the boss my proposal three weeks ago and he's just been sitting on it.
  4. (transitive) To be a member of (something).
    • He sits on the appropriations committee.
  5. (transitive) To hold an official inquiry regarding (something); to deliberate about (something).
  6. (euphemistic, transitive) To insert (something) into one's vagina or anus from below.
    • Let me sit on it.

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What is sits on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sits on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sit on.

Words near sits on in the dictionary

  1. sits in judgment
  2. sits in on
  3. sits loose
  4. sits loosely
  5. sits off
  6. sits on
  7. sits on death's doorstep
  8. sits on it
  9. sits on one's arse
  10. sits on one's ass
  11. sits on one's hands

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