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Definition sit

Etymology

From Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjan?, from *set-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Cognate with West Frisian sitte, Low German sitten, Dutch zitten, German sitzen, Swedish sitta, Norwegian Bokmål sitte, Norwegian Nynorsk sitja; and with Irish suigh, Latin sedeo, Russian ??????? (sidét?).

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
  2. (intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
  3. (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
  4. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
  5. (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
  6. (law, government) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
  7. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
  8. To be adjusted; to fit.
  9. (intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
  10. (transitive, causative) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
  11. (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
  12. (US, transitive, intransitive) To babysit.
  13. (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, Britain) To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
  14. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
  15. To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
  16. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.

Noun

sit (plural sits)

  1. (mining) Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
  2. (rare, Buddhism) An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.

Results 274 Words with the letters SIT

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5 letter words with the letters SIT 
BITSY 10
CHITS 10
EXIST 12
EXITS 12
GIFTS 10
JILTS 15
JOIST 14
KILTS 10
KITHS 11
KNITS 10
MISTY 10
PITHS 10
QUITS 15
SHIFT 10
SHTIK 11
SIXTE 12
SIXTH 14
SIXTY 14
SKINT 10
SMITH 10
SPITZ 17
STICH 10
STICK 12
STIFF 11
STIMY 10
STINK 10
SWIFT 11
SWITH 10
TAXIS 12
TICKS 12
TIFFS 11
TIPSY 10
TWIGS 10
WHIST 10
WHITS 10
XYSTI 14
ZITIS 14
4 letter words with the letters SIT 
AITS 4
BITS 7
CIST 7
DITS 5
FIST 7
FITS 7
GIST 6
GITS 6
HIST 6
HITS 6
KIST 8
KITS 8
LIST 5
LITS 5
MIST 7
NITS 5
PITS 7
SATI 4
SHIT 6
SIFT 7
SILT 5
SITE 4
SITH 6
SITS 4
SKIT 8
SLIT 5
SMIT 7
SNIT 5
SPIT 7
STIR 4
SUIT 5
THIS 6
TICS 7
TIES 4
TILS 5
TINS 5
TIPS 7
TITS 4
TUIS 5
WIST 7
WITS 7
ZITS 13
3 letter words with the letters SIT 
ITS 3
SIT 3
TIS 3
2 letter words with the letters SIT 
IS 2
IT 2
SI 2
TI 2

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