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Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
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An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
verb
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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.
Examples of sit in a Sentence
Come in and sit down.
Sit down, and take your pen.
Just sit back and don't distract me.
Sit down and let me look at it.
Why don't you sit down and rest and I'll bring you a piece of pie.
Sofia, stop thinking and sit down.
Sit down and talk.
She lets me kiss her now, and when she is in a particularly gentle mood, she will sit in my lap for a minute or two; but she does not return my caresses.
You only need sit still long enough in some attractive spot in the woods that all its inhabitants may exhibit themselves to you by turns.
I trust that the effort of The Great Round World to bring light to those who sit in darkness will receive the encouragement and support it so richly deserves.
All right then, sit down.
The impure can neither stand nor sit with purity.
But then the expression of severity changed, and he drew Pierre's hand downwards, made him sit down, and smiled affectionately.
She was intruding, but it soon became obvious that Sarah wasn't going to sit down until everyone else was seated.
Sofia could hardly sit still.
Sit down and shut up, Katie!
He paused, letting his pronouncement sink in and then added, There's a couple of ladies from Boston who are shopping for airplane tickets as we sit here.
Brady, please sit down!
Don't you know I can't sit like that?
I just want to sit here a little while.
So he'd spend eternity in Hell because he couldn't sit down with Kris and tell him what happened?
Don't you want to sit down?
Lana returned to sit by Kelli.
He felt her sit on the bed next to him.
Will you sit for me one day?
You can sit here for a while.
Let's just sit and talk a while.
Why don't you all sit down?
The story didn't sit well with her.
I have to sit for just a minute.
Jackson led her to sit on the sofa.
Let's go sit in the living room.
Sarah moved to sit next to Elisabeth.
The doc helped her sit.
Why don't you sit down?
Maybe it was a little dangerous, but I couldn't just sit in the cabin and ignore her.
She didn't expect him to sit with her for hours; she definitely didn't expect him to stay solely for her comfort without trying to force anymore Immortal bullshit down her throat.
I have to sit back and look like I'm the grateful little kid getting help from the benevolent teacher.
I was trained to defuse desperate situations, not sit around and be blind to their development.
She wanted to sit in this moment and relish it, take pride in the fact she achieved an incredible victory, even if those she did it for would never know.
It can be a tricky decision and it is not uncommon to sit there for a few minutes to contemplate which to upgrade.
Walnut cabinets from Gansu sit alongside painted cabinets from Shanxi -- muted over time to leave a wonderfully subtle appearance.
While waiting for the food to arrive, we were happy to sit and chat in the relaxing surroundings.
The splendid Dining room comfortably accommodates up to 100 guests for a sit down meal.
We cannot sit in silent acquiescence to the faded homilies of the nuclear priesthood.
Any therapeutic alliance must sit upon an open plain a freedom that always risks the possibility of rejection.
You just sit still and are drawn along.
One would sit without moving, undertaking nothing....
Perhaps I'll come and sit with you at supper.
The roof was so constructed that one could stand up in the middle of the trench and could even sit up on the beds if one drew close to the table.