Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sit

/sɪt/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.90 in modern English

Syllables
sit
IPA
/sɪt/
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.

Intransitive verb

verb

To move oneself into such a position.

Intransitive verb

verb

To occupy a given position.

Intransitive verb

verb

To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.

Intransitive verb

verb

To be a member of a deliberative body.

verb

Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.

verb

To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.

verb

To be adjusted; to fit.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sed- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti Proto-Germanic *sitjaną Proto-West Germanic *sittjan Old English sittan Middle English sitten English sit From Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Cognates Cognate with West Frisian sitte, Low German sitten, Dutch zitten, German sitzen, Swedish sitta, Norwegian Bokmål sitte, Norwegian Nynorsk sitja, Danish sidde, Faroese sita, Icelandic sitja; and with Irish suigh, Latin sedeo, Russian сиде́ть (sidétʹ).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

sits (present, singular) sitting (participle, present) sat (past) sate (dated, past) sat (participle, past) sate (dated, participle) sitten (archaic, dialectal) no-table-tags (table tags) glossary (inflection template) sat (first person, past) sate (dated, first person) sat (past, second person)

Derived Forms

atsit babysit besit birdsit catsit childsit dogsit horsesit outsit oversit petsit pigsit

Phrases

apartment-sit do not sit in Rome and strive with the Pope face-sit fence-sit flat-sit where one is sitting granny-sit home-sit

Frequently Paired Words

sitrep

Synonyms

be seated sit down sit up take a seat be be found be situate be accept be welcome be well receive seat

Homonyms

cit

Rhymes With

it shit bit hit fit split admit quit kit commit submit pit

Questions

How do you pronounce sit?
The recorded pronunciation is /sɪt/.
What does sit mean?
To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
Where does sit come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce sit

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