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Type Words
Synonyms baby-sit, babysit
Type of guard
Derivation sitter


I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do.
Type Words
Synonyms seat, sit down
Type of set, place, pose, position, put, lay
Has types reseat
Verb group sit down
Type Words
Synonyms sit down
Has types crouch, squat, sprawl, hunker, hunker down, lounge, perch, rest, roost, scrunch, scrunch up
Verb group sit down, seat
Derivation sitting
Type Words
Synonyms ride
Type of travel, go, locomote, move
Has types canter, ride horseback, ride herd, prance, override, outride, gallop, extend
Verb group ride
Type Words
Synonyms sit around
Type of be
Type Words
Synonyms sit down
Type of change posture
Verb group sit down
Type Words
Synonyms model, pose, posture
Type of exhibit, expose, display
Has types ramp
Derivation sitter, sitting
Type Words
Type of convene
Derivation sitting


When does the court of law sit?.
Type Words
Type of be


The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Type Words
Type of serve

Examples of sit

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Emma and Jacob had set the table for us all to sit down and eat when we arrived.
From the thenewstribune.com
The obnoxious drunk you drive by on the rode, you get to sit next to on the bus.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Let sit at room temperature for 10 minutes, or refrigerate for up to 30 minutes.
From the orlandosentinel.com
Mikkel Boedker scored the lone goal for the Coyotes, who sit fourth in the West.
From the sacbee.com
If you sit, make sure your chair allows you to rest both feet flat on the floor.
From the desmoinesregister.com
Now, we sit idly by and hope for the best, impotent, as Egypt goes up in flames.
From the washingtontimes.com
There will also be some time for moms or dads to sit down and have a cup of tea.
From the dailyherald.com
A view of the kitchen, which features a wall of windows that sit above the sink.
From the sfgate.com
They sit on the lawn at the company's headquarters in Mountain View, California.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • Be seated
  • Be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"
  • Sit down: take a seat
  • Be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
  • Model: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"
  • Ride: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the young mare"
  • StuffIt is a family of computer software utilities for archiving and compressing files on the Macintosh and Microsoft Windows platforms: it was originally produced for the Macintosh. An old version (5.2.0?) for Linux (x86) and Sun Solaris 2.7 or later is also available. ...
  • Sitting is a rest position supported by the buttocks or thighs where the torso is more or less upright. There are several ways for humans to sit.
  • (SITS) Saganami Island Tactical Simulator (SITS) is a tabletop wargame set in the Honorverse, a series of military science fiction novels written by David Weber and others and published by Baen Books. ...