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  • 91sit — verb (sits, sitting; past and past participle sat sat) 1》 be or cause to be in a position in which one s weight is supported by one s buttocks rather than one s feet and one s back is upright.     ↘(of an animal) rest with the hind legs bent and… …

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  • 92Sit on It — Infobox Television episode Title = Sit on It Series = Garfield and Friends Caption = Season = 7 [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1127516/ Garfield and Friends Sit on It/Kiddy Korner/Brainwave Broadcast (1994)] . Retrieved July 24, 2008.] Episode =… …

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  • 93sit — verb 1) here, sit on the comfy chair Syn: take a seat, seat oneself, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, flop; informal take the load/weight off one s feet, plunk oneself, take a load off Ant: stand 2) she sat the package …

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  • 94šit — 1 šìt prt. KŽ žr. šitai: 1. Š, FrnW, KŽ, Sb, Pb O tamsta, senel, ar iš to sodžiaus, kur šit už miškelio? Sz. Šìt pro medžiukus matyti muno troba Užv. Mūsų kaimas šìt tas – Vyskupiškių kaimas Vvr. Čia šit, čia užpilk storiau, – rodo berniukui… …

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  • 95sit — I. verb (sat; sitting) Etymology: Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old High German sizzen to sit, Latin sedēre, Greek hezesthai to sit, hedra seat Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to rest on the buttocks or …

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  • 96sit in — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to attend ) to sit in as (she sat in as our representative) 2) (D; intr.) to sit in for ( to replace ) (she sat in for me while I was out of town) 3) (D; intr.) to sit in on ( to attend ) (we sat in on a few meetings) * * * [… …

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  • 97sit up — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you sit up, you move into a sitting position when you have been leaning back or lying down. [V P] Her head spins dizzily as soon as she sits up. 2) PHRASAL VERB If you sit someone up, you move them into a sitting position when… …

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  • 98sit up — phrasal verb Word forms sit up : present tense I/you/we/they sit up he/she/it sits up present participle sitting up past tense sat up past participle sat up 1) [intransitive/transitive] to go from a lying position to a sitting position, or to… …

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  • 99sit — 1. verb /sɪt/ a) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs (especially the upper legs) are supported by some object. After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax. b) To move oneself into such a position …

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  • 100sit — [OE] Sit comes from a prehistoric Germanic *sitjan or *setjan, which also produced German sitzen, Dutch zitten, Swedish sitta, and Danish sidde. This was derived from a base *set , source also of English seat, set (etymologically ‘cause to sit’) …

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