sit
on chair, etc.
1 to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on/in a chair: [V, usually adv./prep.] She sat and stared at the letter in front of her. May I sit here? Just sit still Idioms:
He went and sat beside her. She was sitting at her desk. She always sits in that chair. It's too cold to sit outside. [V ing] We sat talking for hours.
see also SIT DOWN
2 [VN adv./prep.] to put sb in a sitting position:
He lifted the child and sat her on the wall. She sat him down in front of the fire with a hot drink.
of things
3 to be in a particular place: [V, adv./prep.] A large bus was sitting outside. The pot was sitting in a pool of water. The jacket sat beautifully on her shoulders (     fitted well). [V-ADJ] The box sat unopened on the shelf.
have official position
4 [V] ~ in / on / for sth | ~ as sth to have an official position as sth or as a member of sth:
He was sitting as a temporary judge. She sat on a number of committees. For years he sat for Henley (     was the MP for that constituency). They both sat as MPs in the House of Commons.
of parliament, etc.
5 [V] (of a parliament, committee, court of law, etc.) to meet in order to do official business:
Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.
exam
6 ~ (for) sth (BrE, rather formal) to do an exam:
[VN] Candidates will sit the examinations in June. Most of the students sit at least 5 GCSEs. [V] He was about to sit for his entrance exam.
of bird
7 [V] [usually adv./prep.] to rest on a branch, etc. or to stay on a nest to keep the eggs warm
of dog
8 [V] to sit on its bottom with its front legs straight:
Rover Idioms:
Sit
take care of children
9 [V] ~ (for sb)     BABYSIT:
Who's sitting for you?
see also HOUSE-SIT
IDIOMS
be sitting pretty (informal) to be in a good situation, especially when others are not:
With profits at record levels, the company's certainly sitting pretty this year.
sit at sb's feet to admire sb very much, especially a teacher or sb from whom you try to learn
sit comfortably / easily / well, etc. (with sth) (written) to seem right, natural, suitable, etc. in a particular place or situation:
His views did not sit comfortably with the management line.
sit in judgement (on / over / upon sb) to decide whether sb's behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this:
How dare you sit in judgement on me?
sit on the fence to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing sth:
He tends to sit on the fence at meetings.
sit tight
1 to stay where you are rather than moving away or changing position:
We sat tight and waited to be rescued.
2 to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action:
Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes.
more at BOLT adv., LAUREL, SILENTLY
PHRASAL VERBS
sit about / around (often disapproving) to spend time doing nothing very useful:
I'm far too busy to sit around here. [ ing] He just sits around watching videos.
sit back
1 to sit on sth, usually a chair, in a relaxed position:
He sat back in his chair and started to read.
2 to relax, especially by not getting too involved in or anxious about sth:
She's not the kind of person who can sit back and let others do all the work.
sit by to take no action to stop sth bad or wrong from happening:
We cannot just sit by and watch this tragedy happen.
sit down | sit yourself down to move from a standing position to a sitting position:
Please sit down. He sat down on the bed. They sat down to consider the problem. Come in and sit yourselves down.
sit down and do sth to give sth time and attention in order to try to solve a problem or achieve sth:
This is something that we should sit down and discuss as a team.
sit for sb/sth [no passive] to be a model for an artist or a photographer:
to sit for your portrait She sat for Augustus John.
sit in for sb to do sb's job or perform their duties while they are away, ill, etc.
SYN STAND IN FOR
sit in on sth to attend a meeting, class, etc. in order to listen to or learn from it rather than to take an active part:
I was allowed to sit in on an executive meeting.
sit on sth (informal) to have received a letter, report, etc. from sb and then not replied or taken any action concerning it:
They have been sitting on my application for a month now.
sit sth<->out
1 to stay in a place and wait for sth unpleasant or boring to finish:
We sat out the storm in a cafe.
2 to not take part in a dance, game or other activity:
I think I'll sit this one out.
sit through sth to stay until the end of a performance, speech, meeting, etc. that you think is boring or too long:
We had to sit through nearly two hours of speeches.
sit up
1 to be or move yourself into a sitting position, rather than lying down or leaning back:
Do you feel well enough to sit up yet? Sit up straight-don't slouch.
2 to not go to bed until later than usual:
We sat up half the night, talking.
sit up (and do sth) (informal) to start to pay careful attention to what is happening, being said, etc:
The proposal had made his clients sit up and take notice.
sit sb up to move sb into a sitting position after they have been lying down
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GRAMMAR POINT
sit
You can use on, in and at with sit. You sit on a chair, a step, the edge of the table, etc. You sit in an armchair. If you are sitting at a table, desk, etc. you are sitting in a chair close to it, usually so that you can eat a meal, do some work, etc.
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▼ Từ liên quan / Related words

• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms: arise   rise   uprise   get up   stand up   stand   lie  
• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms: seat   sit down   baby-sit   ride   model   pose   posture   sit around