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sit
1[ sit ]
/ sɪt /
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verb (used without object), sat or (Archaic) sate [sat, seyt]; /sæt, seɪt/; sat or (Archaic) sit·ten [sit-n]; /ˈsɪt n/; sit·ting.
verb (used with object), sat or (Archaic) sate [sat, seyt]; /sæt, seɪt/; sat or (Archaic) sit·ten [sit-n]; /ˈsɪt n/; sit·ting.
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Idioms about sit
Origin of sit
1words often confused with sit
See set.
Words nearby sit
Sistine Madonna, sistroid, sistrum, Sisyphean, Sisyphus, sit, Sita, sitar, sit at one's feet, sitatunga, sit back
Other definitions for sit (2 of 2)
sit2
[ sit ]
/ sɪt /
verb
(in prescriptions) may it be.
Origin of sit
2From Latin
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British Dictionary definitions for sit (1 of 2)
sit
/ (sɪt) /
verb sits, sitting or sat (mainly intr)
Word Origin for sit
Old English sittan; related to Old Norse sitja, Gothic sitan, Old High German sizzen, Latin sedēre to sit, Sanskrit sīdati he sits
British Dictionary definitions for sit (2 of 2)
SIT
/ text messaging /
abbreviation for
stay in touch
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