besit
besit · besits · besat · besitting
To sit around; sit about; besiegeTo sit around; sit about; besiege.
Meaning
3 senses(transitive)To sit around; sit about; besiege.
(transitive)To sit upon; occupy.
(obsolete, transitive)To sit properly upon, as clothes; to suit; become.
Origin
From Middle English besitten, from Old English besittan (“to sit round, surround, beset, bFrom Middle English besitten, from Old English besittan (“to sit round, surround, beset, besiege, hold, council, occupy, possess”), from Proto-West Germanic *bisittjan, from Proto-Germanic *bisitjaną (“to sit near, sit among or around”), equivalent to be- + sit. Cognate with Dutch bezitten, German besitzen, Norwegian Bokmål besitte, Danish besidde, Swedish besitta, Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (bisitan).
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Forms
besits, besitting, besat, besatWord family
1 related wordsRelatedbeset
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle