sit

sit is a 3-letter English word with 25 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth. Face value is 3 in Scrabble and 3 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 3 · Words With Friends 3 · 25 senses

Definitions

1. obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
2. transitive verb. To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground.
3. transitive verb. To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.
4. transitive verb. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
5. transitive verb. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
6. transitive verb. To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
7. transitive verb. To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally.
8. transitive verb. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
9. transitive verb. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
10. transitive verb. To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.
11. transitive verb. To hold a session; to be in session for official business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night.
12. transitive verb. To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture or a bust; as, to sit to a painter.
13. transitive verb. To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.
14. transitive verb. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively.
15. transitive verb. To suit (well / ill); to become.
16. verb. serve in a specific professional capacity

    "the priest sat for confession"

    "she sat on the jury"

17. verb. be seated
18. verb. show to a seat; assign a seat for

    "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith"

    Synonyms: seat

19. verb. sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions

    "She never sat a horse!"

    "Did you ever ride a camel?"

    Synonyms: ride

20. verb. take a seat
21. verb. be in session

    "When does the court of law sit?"

22. verb. assume a posture as for artistic purposes

    "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often"

    Synonyms: model, pose, posture

23. verb. work or act as a baby-sitter

    "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"

24. verb. be located or situated somewhere

    "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"

25. verb. be around, often idly or without specific purpose

    "The object sat in the corner"

    "We sat around chatting for another hour"

Synonyms

seat, ride, model, pose, posture

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in sit:

ist, its, tis, tsi

Common word forms

sits, sited, sites, siting, sitter, sitting

Words from these letters

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