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sitting [ˈsɪtɪŋ, Am ˈsɪt̬-] N (session)

sitting
sitting for meal

sitting duck N

sitting duck → sitting target

See also sitting target

sitting target N

sitting room N Brit

sitting target N

sitting tenant N

I . sit <sat, sat> [sɪt] VB intr

1. sit (be in seated position):

sit
sit! (to dog)

3. sit (enter exam):

sit

7. sit (be in session):

sit

II . sit <sat, sat> [sɪt] VB trans

1. sit (put on seat):

sit

2. sit Brit (take exam):

sit back VB intr

1. sit back (in chair):

2. sit back (do nothing):

I . sit down VB intr

1. sit down (take a seat):

2. sit down (be sitting):

I . sit out VB intr (sit outdoors)

II . sit out VB trans

2. sit out (remain until the end of):

I . sit up VB intr

2. sit up inf (pay attention):

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In relative silence, the narrator, still a child, contemplates the vastness of the stars and his people, sitting quietly with larger bodies than mine.
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With a single-breasted suit, it is proper to have the buttons unfastened while sitting down to avoid an ugly drape.
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They are sitting on volcanoes - any excuse, any small excuse, and the violence is triggered.
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Next she was spotted on dry land sitting on a sun-lounger in a plain white halter-neck bikini with a deep scoop neck flaunting her famous curves.
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The phrase is usually a humorous way of saying that one was not sitting idly, but engaged constructively in contemplation or letting one's mind wander.
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The main sitting area has a television and a sofa that opens into a double bed and a chair with ottoman that converts into two single beds.
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The first floor of the main building included a reception room, sitting room, and dining room.
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I feel sorry for that abandoned, lonely pastry sitting untouched on the table while we nosh down on other desserts.
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We walked through a hospital set-up, complete with patients and nurses, and then entered a sitting-room studio where a rehearsal was taking place.
www.independent.co.uk
At first, it seemed that's what happened to the musician, who is pictured in the footage sitting at a control desk before answering a call.
entertainment.ie

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