sitting up
坐起来,坐起,坐起身来,坐下来
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Definitions
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sat or sate [sat, seyt]; /sæt, seɪt/; sat or sit·ten [sit-n]; /ˈsɪt n/; sit·ting.
- : to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated.
- : to be located or situated: The house sits well up on the slope.
- : to rest or lie: An aura of greatness sits easily upon him.
- : to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; pose: to sit for a portrait.
- : to remain quiet or inactive: They let the matter sit.
- : to perch or roost.
- : to cover eggs to hatch them; brood.
- : to fit, rest, or hang, as a garment: The jacket sits well on your shoulders.
- : to occupy a place or have a seat in an official assembly or in an official capacity, as a legislator, judge, or bishop.
- : to be convened or in session, as an assembly.
- : to act as a baby-sitter.
- : to blow from the indicated direction: The wind sits in the west tonight.
- : to be accepted or considered in the way indicated: Something about his looks just didn't sit right with me.
- : Informal. to be acceptable to the stomach: Something I ate for breakfast didn't sit too well.
- : Chiefly British. to take a test or examination: I’m studying now, and I plan to sit in June.
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sat or sate [sat, seyt]; /sæt, seɪt/; sat or sit·ten [sit-n]; /ˈsɪt n/; sit·ting.
- : to cause to sit; seat: Sit yourself down. He sat me near him.
- : to sit astride or keep one's seat on: She sits her horse gracefully.
- : to provide seating accommodations or seating room for; seat: Our dining-room table only sits six people.
- : Informal. to serve as baby-sitter for: A neighbor can sit the children while you go out.
- : Chiefly British. to take: She finally received permission to sit the exam at a later date.
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- : sit down, to take a seat.to descend to a sitting position; alight. to take up a position, as to encamp or besiege: The military forces sat down at the approaches to the city.
- : sit in, to attend or take part as a visitor or temporary participant: to sit in at a bridge game; to sit in for the band's regular pianist.to take part in a sit-in.
- : sit in on, to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at: to sit in on classes.
- : sit on / upon to inquire into or deliberate over: A coroner's jury was called to sit on the case.Informal.to suppress; silence: They sat on the bad news as long as they could.Informal.to check or rebuke; squelch: I'll sit on him if he tries to interrupt me.
- : sit out, to stay to the end of: Though bored, we sat out the play.to surpass in endurance: He sat out his tormentors.to keep one's seat during; fail to participate in: We sat out all the Latin-American numbers.
- : sit up, to rise from a supine to a sitting position.to delay the hour of retiring beyond the usual time.to sit upright; hold oneself erect.Informal.to become interested or astonished: We all sat up when the holiday was announced.
Phrases
- sit at one's feet
- sit back
- sit bolt upright
- sit by
- sit down
- sit in
- sit on
- sit on one's hands
- sit out
- sit pretty
- sit through
- sit tight
- sit up
- sit well with
- at a sitting
Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
“No one wants to sit next to a piece of concrete,” said Shallal, who hopes the new setup will encourage more people to travel to the neighborhood and even open businesses there.
There should not be 90-year-olds sitting around wondering if anyone’s going to remember they exist and give them a vaccine.
The Washington Wizards will soldier on without their leading scorer for the second time this season when Bradley Beal sits out Friday’s game against the Knicks for rest.
My son sat alone in the classroom this week, surrounded by empty desks in a silent formation.
I’ve been stuck in hospitals and in my house, and now I’m just sitting out here in the sun.
I watch every episode alone on my couch and I just sit there and laugh, and laugh.
Inside the guild, men in caps and long gowns sit in twos, weaving together in small rooms.
The detectives are still at it, seeking to account for a period of time when Brinsley may well have paused to sit somewhere.
DeCrow would come to lead a movement against this practice, suing the Hotel Syracuse in 1969 and calling for protests and sit-ins.
It is very difficult to sit by helplessly while a friend is imprisoned for a crime that is too implausible to comprehend.
You see, they always butter their chairs so that they won't stick fast when they sit down.
Being quieted by the Captain with a draught of cold tea, and made to sit down, the examination of the book proceeded.
Since Henry Hawk could sit in a great elm far up the road and see himp.
Never again would he sit behind that wheel rejoicing in the insolence of speed.
The hut was barely high enough to let him sit up, and long enough to let him lie down—not to stretch out.