sit

sit
verb
1 on a chair, etc.
ADVERB
motionless, still

Just sit still!

quietly

He would sit quietly and watch what was happening.

in silence, silently

We sat in silence for a few moments.

calmly, patiently
just, merely, simply

She just sat there staring into space.

He simply sat there not speaking.

comfortably, uncomfortably
cross-legged, Indian-style (AmE), with your legs crossed

The children sat cross-legged on the floor.

She was sitting in her chair with her legs crossed.

sideways
bolt upright, erect, straight, upright

He sat bolt upright, hands folded in front of him.

awkwardly, demurely, primly, stiffly

She sat primly on the edge of her chair.

proudly
happily

Elmer was happily sitting in his high chair.

down

Please sit down and let me talk to you.

back

Joan sat back in her chair.

Just sit back and enjoy the show.

around

I hate to be sitting around doing nothing.

side by side, together
alone
VERB + SIT
let sb

Surely someone would stand up and let her sit down?

gesture for sb to, gesture to sb to, motion sb to, motion for sb to, motion to sb to

He motioned the young officer to sit down.

PREPOSITION
against

He was sitting against the wall.

around

The kids sat around a campfire.

astride

She was sitting astride a horse.

at

We sat at a table in the corner.

behind

The manager sat behind his desk.

beside

She went and sat beside him.

in

He sat back in his chair and started to read.

on

Can I sit on this chair?

opposite

They sat opposite each other.

under

She sat under an apple tree.

PHRASES
a place to sit

Ann found a place to sit.

sit down (with sb)

I recently had a chance to sit down with Britain's Foreign Secretary.

sit and … , sit back and … , sit idly by and …  (figurative)

How can you sit back and watch him suffer?

We can't sit idly by and let this happen.

2 seem right/not seem right
ADVERB
comfortably (esp. BrE), easily (esp. BrE), happily, nicely, well
uneasily (esp. BrE)
PREPOSITION
with

His views did not sit well with the management line.

PHRASAL VERB
sit up
ADVERB
abruptly, quickly, suddenly
immediately
slowly

She slowly sat up and looked around.

straight
PHRASES
sit up and take notice (figurative)

Their actions have forced us to sit up and take notice.

Sit is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑building, ↑judge, ↑magistrate, ↑parliament
Sit is used with these nouns as the object: ↑A level, ↑exam, ↑examination, ↑final, ↑paper, ↑practical, ↑test

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