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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.