sit
noun · verb · adjectiveA1- Tiếng Việt:
- ngồi
ngồi. Họ từ SIT — danh từ: seat; động từ: sit; tính từ: sitting.
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(copulative, intransitive)(intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
You're finishing the chowder if you sit there (motionless) all evening!
- 2.
(intransitive)(intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
I asked him to sit.
- 3.
(intransitive)(intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position.
The dishes are still sitting on the table!
The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.
Jim's pet parrot sat on his left shoulder.
The Yellow Sea sits between the Korean Peninsula and China.
- 4.
(copulative, intransitive)To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- 5.
(government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
I currently sit on a standards committee.
- 6.
(government, law) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session?
- 7.
To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
- 8.
To be adjusted; to fit.
Your new coat sits well.
- 9.
(intransitive)(intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
How will this new contract sit with the workers?
I don’t think it will sit well.
The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children.
- 10.
(causative, transitive)To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.
- 11.
(transitive)To accommodate in seats; to seat.
The dining room table sits eight comfortably.
- 12.
(US, ambitransitive)To babysit.
I'm going to sit for them on Thursday.
I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
An act of sitting.
- 2.
(mining) Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
- 3.
(rare)(rare, Buddhism) An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
- 4.
(abbreviation, alt of, clipping, informal)Clipping of situation.
Cụm từ thường dùng
sit on
giới từ đi kèm
sit down
cụm thông dụng
take a seat
cụm thông dụng
Họ từ
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Nguồn gốc từ
ine-pro From Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (sit).