sit
An act of sittingAn act of sitting.
Meaning
3 sensesAn act of sitting.
Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
(rare)An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
Examples
5214 sentencesYou may sit wherever you like.
Можеш сісти, де хочеш. — deniko
ruВы можете сесть куда хотите. — arseniiv
deDu kannst dich hinsetzen, wo du magst. — xtofu80
The boy sat on a chair.
Хлопчик сів на стілець. — deniko
ruМальчик сел на стул. — odexed
deDer Junge saß auf einem Stuhl. — Wolf
Let's sit here on the grass.
Сядьмо тут на траві. — deniko
ruДавайте сядем здесь на траву. — Balamax
deSetzen wir uns hier aufs Gras! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Where would you like to sit?
Де б ти хотів сісти? — deniko
ruГде бы вам хотелось сесть? — sharptoothed
deWo möchten Sie sitzen? — al_ex_an_der
The teacher sat on the chair.
Учитель сидів на стільці. — aandrusiak
deDer Lehrer saß auf dem Stuhl. — Espi
Origin
From Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, frFrom Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).
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