Word Finder - sat

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

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After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.

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(of a person) To move oneself into such a position.

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I asked him to sit.

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(of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.

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The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.

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

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To be a member of a deliberative body.

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I currently sit on a standards committee.

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

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In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session.

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

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To be adjusted; to fit.

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Your new coat sits well.

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(of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.

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How will this new contract sit with the workers?

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(causative) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.

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Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.

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To accommodate in seats; to seat.

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The dining room table sits eight comfortably.

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To babysit.

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I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.

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To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).

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To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.

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To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.

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I'm sitting for a painter this evening.

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To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.

Finally she slowly sat up.

They sat down at the table.

She sat up and grabbed her purse.

Finally he sat up, a glint of humor in his eyes.

She sat the pan on the table and sat down.

Not just that you went to a certain address but that the address was a movie theater and—based on where you sat and that you ordered tickets online—you saw Episode VII of Star Wars.

She sat up and reached for her robe, wondering who might be visiting at this time in the morning.

She sat down on the edge of the bed and stared at the floor.

I sat there for a long, long time, feeling like a fairy on a rosy cloud.

She sat up, pulling the blanket around her nightgown and shivered.

Choking down fear, she climbed inside and sat down in the luxurious leather seat.

The charcoal man sat down by the fire.

She sat down on the bed and sighed again.

Alex sat up and leaned over her, speaking softy in a voice that was little more than a whisper.

He sat up and turned on the light.

When it stormed before my bread was baked, I fixed a few boards over the fire, and sat under them to watch my loaf, and passed some pleasant hours in that way.

She sat staring absently out the window.

He held her chair as she took a seat and then sat quietly as Mrs. Marsh said grace.

The mother sat down in the shade of a tree and began to read in a new book which she had bought the day before.

Finally he sat the cup carefully on the table, avoiding her eyes when he spoke.

She rolled over and sat up, but he stopped her with a hand on her arm.

They sat her in front of a mirror while Felipa worked.

He sat down in a chair and methodically placed the cup on the table, his gaze fixed to it.

Carmen sat in a chair next to the bed and prepared for a long night.

At her right sat the queerly assorted Jury--animals, animated dummies and people--all gravely prepared to listen to what was said.

Carmen sat with her hands clutched together tightly as the plane taxied out to the runway.

Alex sat up and scooted back so he could lean on the headboard.

He sat down on the edge of the bed, staring at his feet... and then keeled over on the bed.

Carmen sat Destiny on the floor and picked up the pan of pealed potatoes, along with a paring knife.

Katie made a face as she sat in the chair opposite Carmen.

Carmen sat one side of the bed and Alex on the other, each holding a tiny hand.

There she sat for a few moments, gasping for breath.

Who hasn't sat at a stop light and been so distracted by something else that they didn't notice the light was green?

Princess Ozma, dressed in her most splendid robes of state, sat in the magnificent emerald throne, with her jewelled sceptre in her hand and her sparkling coronet upon her fair brow.

The little stranger came and sat with them.

She sat in my mother's lap constantly, where I used to sit, and seemed to take up all her care and time.

The crowd drew up to the large table, at which sat gray-haired or bald seventy-year-old magnates, uniformed and besashed almost all of whom Pierre had seen in their own homes with their buffoons, or playing boston at the clubs.

Carmen jerked her arms from his neck and sat up.

An iced cake sat on the counter, decorating icing and tips beside it.

She stayed around the house, propping her foot up whenever she sat down, and by evening it was only a little sore.

The two boys stood at his knees, and his wife sat at his side.

I sat down immediately and wrote to Mr. Vining, asking him to explain the signs.

Alex retrieved her from Felipa and shifted her so that she sat on his arm, one of her arms around his neck.

Carmen set Destiny on the floor and then sat down beside Alex.

She shook her head and sighed as she sat down.

When Alex returned to the table, he sat in the chair Carmen held for him.

His gaze shifted to her as she sat down, and he smiled.

She followed him to the table and sat opposite him, waiting for him to open the subject.

She returned to her chair and sat down, gazing up at him.

Carmen detached Matthew from her nipple and handed him to Alex, who sat down beside her.