sit

1. obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth. Source: opted

2. v. t. 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. Source: opted

3. v. t. To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc. Source: opted

4. v. t. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition. Source: opted

5. v. t. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him. Source: opted

6. v. t. To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill. Source: opted

7. v. t. To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; -- used impersonally. Source: opted

8. v. t. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate. Source: opted

9. v. t. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction. Source: opted

10. v. t. To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress. Source: opted

11. v. t. 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. Source: opted

12. v. t. 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. Source: opted

13. v. t. To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well. Source: opted

14. v. t. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; -- used reflexively. Source: opted

15. v. t. To suit (well / ill); to become. Source: opted

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