sit

verb

ˈsit How to pronounce sit (audio)
Definition of sitnext
1
as in to set
to rest on the buttocks or haunches everybody needs to sit down because it's time for class

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2
as in to seat
to cause to sit down the host had to sit some of the guests on the porch

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3
as in to lay
to cover and warm eggs as the young inside develop we didn't want to disturb the hens, as they were sitting

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4
as in to stand
to occupy a place or location the monument that sits at the entrance to the battlefield

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Recent Examples of sit And, the head coach had the nerve to sit at the podium after losing to Wisconsin and discuss a win at Penn State just two weeks prior. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Oct. 2026 And nearly half of all the contractors said close to a quarter of their open positions are sitting empty right now. — Alok Chanani, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026 James took inspiration from Detroit’s bench, where Taurean Prince sat and watched the game. — Dan Gelston, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026 John Turturro slipped into Madison Square Park and greeted a man sitting inconspicuously in a black coat and a fedora. — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit
Recent Examples of Synonyms for sit
  1. set
  2. seat
  3. lay
  4. stand
  5. squat
  6. put
  7. spawn
  8. be
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  • Just three plays later, Madsen connected with junior wideout Cam Bates for a 6-yard touchdown and a 17-10 lead that set the groundwork for Boise State to run away with the game.
    — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Oct. 2026
  • This comes after Toney also already set the school record for single-game receiving yards in the season opener against Stanford.
    — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of set
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  • Some fans also remained seated during the performance, including spectators who kept their hats on.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Trump’s Republican Party is on edge for potentially heavy losses in House and Senate seats its candidates are defending, driven in part by blowback from consumers facing soaring energy prices.
    — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2026
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  • Not to mention the loss of face this suspension would cause his father, who also worked for the Kuomintang and who’d laid his ministerial connections on the line to make his son’s American education possible.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Children’s Mercy didn’t explicitly lay the blame on a failure to expand Medicaid or the expiration of premium tax credits in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
    — Jack Harvel October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of lay
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  • In a broad open field, horses munch standing hay as Katie Baltzor watches her black angus cattle on this fall day.
    — Anna King, NPR, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Gendarmes stood guard beneath the Arc de Triomphe as shopkeepers boarded up storefronts across Paris.
    — Richard Engel, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of stand
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  • The group has had community trapping parties and is even starting an app to locate these squatting rodents.
    — Julia Avant, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Half were male in aura, squatting with their long lenses and beckoning confidence, always ready to pontificate, and the other half were female, a demure box into which a slide could be slipped, bringing the room to life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • After the break, Colleyville Heritage wide receiver Trevi Preische’s 10-yard TD reception helped the Panthers make some progress, but a 23-yard score from Caldwell put Argyle’s lead back to three-scores.
    — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Congress answered with the Air Commerce Act of 1926, which put the Commerce Department in charge of commercial flight.
    — Neil Chatterjee, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of put
Verb
  • In Albania, where anger over development in a nature preserve has spawned an antigovernment movement, protesters hurled Molotov cocktails.
    — The Week US, TheWeek, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The group has also spawned multiple side projects, including 50FootWave and Lakuna.
    — Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of spawn
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  • The boos rained down again after many of the Hornets’ turnovers, and there were 25 of them altogether.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026
  • When Silverstein joined parent company Spencer’s in 2003, there were only 130 Spirit stores nationwide.
    — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
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“Sit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sit. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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