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  • 81sit — [c]/sɪt / (say sit) verb (sat or, Archaic, sate, sitting) –verb (i) 1. to rest on the lower part of the body; be seated. 2. to be situated; dwell. 3. to rest or lie. 4. to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.: to sit for a… …

  • 82sit — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless, still ▪ Just sit still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would sit quietly and watch what was happening. ▪ …

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  • 83sit — v. 1) to sit quietly, still 2) (d; intr.) ( to pose ) to sit for (to sit for a portrait) 3) (d; intr.) to sit on ( to be a member of ) (to sit on a committee) 4) (d; intr.) to sit through (we had to sit through the whole boring speech) 5) (misc.) …

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  • 84sit — [[t]sɪt[/t]] v. sat, sat, sit•ting 1) to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated (often fol. by down) 2) to be located or situated: The house sits on a cliff[/ex] 3) to rest or lie (usu. fol. by on or upon): An aura of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 85sit in — verb 1. attend as a visitor Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class? • Hypernyms: ↑attend, ↑go to • Verb Frames: Somebody s PP 2. participate in an act of civil disobedience • Derivationall …

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  • 86sìt — síta o prid. (ȉ ȋ) 1. ki je zadovoljil svojo potrebo, željo po hrani, jedi: otrok je sit in spi; sita živina; zelo sit; lačen in sit; sit kot boben // nav. ekspr. ki ne živi v pomanjkanju hrane: skrbeti, da so otroci siti in čisti; sito… …

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  • 87sit by — verb be inactive or indifferent while something is happening (Freq. 1) Don t just sit by while your rights are violated! • Syn: ↑sit back • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑look on • Verb Frames …

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  • 88sit —   Noho;    ♦ sit haughtily, noho aha aha;    ♦ sit quietly, noho mālie, kaiāmū, akanoho, noho pū;    ♦ sit properly, noho pono;    ♦ sit hunched up, ho okuapu u, ōku u, ōpū, pūku i;    ♦ sit with one knee drawn up, kūkulu;    ♦ sit on the heels,… …

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  • 89şit — sif. 1. Duz qatılmamış, duzsuz. Şit pendir. Şit kərə. – <Mahmud:> Bir kətəyə bax, şit yağı da basıblar arasına, adamın ağzının suyu axır. Ə. H.. // Duzu az, lazımınca duzlanmamış. Şit xörək. 2. məc. Danışığı, hərəkətləri yüngül, qeyriciddi …

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  • 90sit*/*/*/ — [sɪt] (past tense and past participle sat [sæt] ) verb 1) [I] to be in a position in which the lower part of your body rests on a seat or the ground, while the upper part of your body is upright Sit still (= without moving) while I brush your… …

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