sit | meaning of sit in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English | LDOCE

1

in a chair etc

a)

(

also

be sitting down

)

[

intransitive

]

SIT

buttock

s

to be on a chair or seat , or on the ground , with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your

sit on/in/by etc

I sat on the shore and looked at the sea.

She was sitting in a chair by the fire.

She’s the girl who sits next to me at school.

In the driving seat sat a man of average height.

sit at a desk/table etc

(=

sit facing it

)

Jean sat at the table writing a letter.

sit doing something

They sat sipping their drinks.

We used to

sit and

listen to her for hours.