sit

[sɪt]

Definition:
1. Take a seat.
2. Be in session.
3. To be in a particular place.

Use 'sit' in a sentence:

• 1. I read the book in one sitting.
• 2. Can I sit next to you?
• 3. Come and sit here—I've saved you a place.
• 4. May I sit here?
• 5. 'Sit down', she said.
• 6. He sat taking notes of everything that was said.
• 7. 'Sit down!' Meekly, she obeyed.
• 8. 'Sit still!' she thundered.
• 9. Make sure you have plenty of room to sit comfortably.
• 10. Come and sit down—you look done in.
• 11. Sit where I can see you.
• 12. Can we sit down? I'm worn out.
• 13. The children are too young to sit through a concert.
• 14. Shove up! Jan wants to sit down.
• 15. Sit still, will you!
• 16. Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.
• 17. There was nowhere for me to sit.
• 18. I'm far too busy to sit around here.
• 19. Don't just sit watching television ─ make yourself useful!
• 20. He does 100 sit-ups each day.
• 21. Sit wherever you like.
• 22. Sit down—you're blocking my view.
• 23. I sat down at the water's edge.
• 24. He was told to sit down and wait.
• 25. He basically just sits there and does nothing all day.
• 26. His views did not sit comfortably with the management line.
• 27. This is the first time I've sat behind the wheel since the accident.
• 28. They have been sitting on my application for a month now.
• 29. I spend most of my working day sitting at a desk.
• 30. I sat down for a moment to gather my strength.
• 31. Let's sit in the back row.
• 32. I could sit and watch the river all day long.
• 33. He indicated a chair. "Sit down."
• 34. These protests have really made the government sit up and take notice.
• 35. Bags I sit in the front seat!
• 36. Move up, John, and let the lady sit down.
• 37. Sit down or you'll lose your seat.
• 38. Sit there and wait till I've done.
• 39. 'Sit down and be quiet,' she ordered.
• 40. She sat outside, waiting to find out her fate.
• 41. I don't pay you to sit around all day doing nothing!
• 42. There was this strange man sitting next to me on the plane.
• 43. This is something that we should sit down and discuss as a team.
• 44. The proposal had made his clients sit up and take notice.
• 45. She would sit there drawing with the pencil stub.
• 46. We found a cool place to sit.
• 47. We found a large flat rock to sit on.
• 48. Let's sit in the shade for a while.
• 49. Let's sit in the shade and keep cool.
• 50. They sat down to consider the problem.
• 51. I don't get much exercise sitting in the office all day.
• 52. There were several young people sitting around looking bored.
• 53. That's his wife sitting at the far end of the table.
• 54. Come and sit here ─ I've saved you a place.
• 55. Can you reach the light switch from where you're sitting?
• 56. We had to sit through nearly two hours of speeches.