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sit

/sɪt/
Meanings
  • Verb

    To cause to sit down or take a seat.

    - "Please sit down and relax."
    - "The teacher asked the students to sit."
    - "I'll sit with you during lunch."
  • Noun

    A position assumed by a person or thing, typically with bent knees and hips.

    - "Take a seat in the red chair."
    - "The cat sat on the mat."
    - "Sit quietly and listen."
Pronunciation
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Synonyms

accepted , received , welcomed , well , be seated , be seated , sit down , sit up , take a seat , be , found , situated , seat
Rhymes
Words rhyming with sit
kit , wit , bit , mit , quit , split
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Seat (en) : A place for sitting

  2. Set (en) : To put or place

Homophones
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  1. Seat (en) : A place for sitting

  2. Set (en) : To put or place

Variants
List of all variants of sit that leads to same result
sat , sat on , sat on her hands , sat on his hands , sat on its hands , sat on my hands , sat on our hands , sat on their hands , sat on your hands , sat pretty , sat tight , sat under , sit , sit on , sit on her hands , sit on his hands , sit on its hands , sit on my hands , sit on one's hands , sit on our hands , sit on their hands , sit on your hands , sit pretty , sit tight , sit under , sits , sits on , sits on her hands , sits on his hands , sits on its hands , sits pretty , sits tight , sits under , sitting , sitting on , sitting on her hands , sitting on his hands , sitting on its hands , sitting on my hands , sitting on our hands , sitting on their hands , sitting on your hands , sitting pretty , sitting tight , sitting under , sate , sit-down , sit-downs , sit-in , sit-ins , sat in , sit in , sits in , sitting in , sat out , sit out , sits out , sitting out , sit-up , sit-ups
Forms
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sat, sitting, sat down, satisfied

Etymology
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Old English settan, from settan ‘put, place’.

Trivia
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  1. The verb 'to sit' is the past tense of the Old English word 'settan', which means 'to put' or 'to place'.

  2. The term 'sit-down strike' refers to a labor strike where workers occupy their workplace and refuse to leave until their demands are met.

  3. The phrase 'to sit on the fence' means to remain undecided or neutral in a situation.

Related Concepts
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  1. Position: A location or place, often used interchangeably with 'sit' when referring to a location for sitting or resting.

  2. Posture: The manner in which a person or thing sits or is positioned.

Culture
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In literature, 'sit' has been used to describe a person's or character's position or posture, often to convey emotions or mood. For example, in the novel 'To Kill a Mockingbird' by Harper Lee, the character Boo Radley is described as 'sitting on the porch in the dark.'

How to Memorize "sit"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a person sitting on a chair or a mat.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'sit' with the image of a person sitting down.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a sentence using 'sit' such as 'I sit and ponder the meaning of life.'

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