{
    "term": "sit",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "sit",
            "heSheIt": "sits"
        },
        "pastSimple": "sat",
        "pastParticiple": "sat",
        "ingForm": "sitting"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to rest your weight on your bottom with your back straight, for example on/in a chair",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.sit doing something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She sat and stared at the letter in front of her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "May I sit here?",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Don't just sit there—do something!"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Just **sit still!**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He went and sat beside her."
                },
                {
                    "text": "the man who had sat next to me on the plane"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was sitting at her desk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She always sits in that chair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Four people sat around the table."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It’s too cold to **sit outside**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children were all **sitting quietly** and listening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Make sure you are **sitting comfortably**, with your back straight and supported."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She came over to talk to us, leaving him **sitting alone**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We asked the waiter for a bigger table so that we could all **sit together**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **just sits** there **watching** the television.",
                    "contextForm": "sit doing something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sat talking for hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I **sat waiting** for the soloist to walk onto the stage."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Elmer was happily sitting in his high chair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He sat bolt upright, hands folded in front of him."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was sitting against the wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He would sit quietly and watch what was happening."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sat demurely on the edge of her chair."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sat under an apple tree."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was sitting astride a horse."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The children sat cross-legged on the floor."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The manager sat behind his desk."
                },
                {
                    "text": "They sat opposite each other."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The kids sat around a campfire."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sat at a table in the corner."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We sat in silence for a few moments."
                },
                {
                    "text": "We reached the hospital and were told to sit in the waiting room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I can't just sit in front of the computer for hours."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was sitting on the couch with a book when I got home."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She noticed the older man sitting across from her."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adverb": ["motionless", "still", "quietly"],
                "verb + sit": [
                    "let somebody",
                    "gesture for somebody to",
                    "gesture to somebody to"
                ],
                "preposition": ["against", "around", "astride"],
                "phrases": ["a place to sit", "sit down (with somebody)", "sit and…"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to put somebody in a sitting position",
            "sensetop": "sit somebody + adv./prep.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He lifted the child and sat her on the wall."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sat him down in front of the fire with a hot drink."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 3,
            "definition": "to be in a particular place",
            "sensetop": "+ adv./prep.+ adj.",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "A large bus was sitting outside.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adv./prep."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The pot was sitting in a pool of water."
                },
                {
                    "text": "I have an exercise bike just sitting at home not being used."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The jacket sat beautifully on her shoulders *(= fitted well)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The box sat unopened on the shelf.",
                    "contextForm": "+ adj."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 4,
            "definition": "to have an official position as something or as a member of something",
            "sensetop": "sit as somethingsit in/on somethingsit for something",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was sitting as a temporary judge.",
                    "contextForm": "sit as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "They both sat as MPs in the House of Commons."
                },
                {
                    "text": "She sat on a number of committees.",
                    "contextForm": "sit in/on something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "For years he sat for Henley *(= was the MP for that ).",
                    "contextForm": "sit for something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 5,
            "definition": "to meet in order to do official business",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Parliament sits for less than six months of the year."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Politics"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 6,
            "definition": "to do an exam",
            "sensetop": "sit somethingsit for something",
            "labels": "(rather formal)(British English)(especially North American English)",
            "cefr": "c2",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Candidates will sit the examinations in June.",
                    "contextForm": "sit something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most of the students sit at least 5 GCSEs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was about to sit for his entrance exam.",
                    "contextForm": "sit for something"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Education"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 7,
            "definition": "to rest on a branch, etc. or to stay on a nest to keep the eggs warm",
            "sensetop": "(+ adv./prep.)",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 8,
            "definition": "to sit on its bottom with its front legs straight",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Rover! Sit!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 9,
            "definition": "to take care of babies or children for a short time while their parents are out",
            "sensetop": "sit (for somebody)",
            "labels": "(especially North American English)British and North American English",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Who's sitting for you?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to be in a good situation, especially when others are not",
            "labels": "(informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "With profits at record levels, the company’s certainly sitting pretty this year."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to feel so satisfied with what you have already achieved that you do not try to do any more",
            "labels": "(usually disapproving)",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Success"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to admire somebody very much, especially a teacher or somebody that you try to learn from",
            "examples": []
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to sit or stand with your back straight",
            "examples": [],
            "topics": ["Appearance"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to seem right, natural, suitable, etc. in a particular place or situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "His views did not sit comfortably with the management line."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to decide whether somebody’s behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "How dare you sit in judgement on me?"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to avoid becoming involved in deciding or influencing something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He tends to sit on the fence at meetings."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to do or say nothing to help somebody or deal with a difficult situation",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We can’t sit silently by and let them arrest him!"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to stay where you are rather than moving away or changing position",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "We sat tight and waited to be rescued."
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to stay in the same situation, without changing your mind or taking any action",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Shareholders are being advised to sit tight until the crisis passes."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪt/",
                "audio": "si/sit/sit__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪts/",
                "audio": "si/sit/sits__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sæt/",
                "audio": "sa/sit/sat__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "si/sit/sitting__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪt/",
                "audio": "si/sit/sit__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sɪts/",
                "audio": "si/sit/sits__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/sæt/",
                "audio": "sa/sit/sat__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsɪtɪŋ/",
                "audio": "si/sit/sitting__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Old English sittan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zitten, German sitzen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sedere and Greek hezesthai."
}