sit

Everyday

1. To sit is to rest your body on a seat or on the ground, with your weight on your bottom. tree →
2. To sit is to be in a place without moving, as in «the box sat in the hall». tree →
3. To sit a test or an exam (UK) is to take it. tree →
4. To sit for a dog is to put its bottom down when told. tree →

In the lessons

where things are: birds sitting on a fence, people sitting at tables; seats and rows; in class, «sit down», «sit still», «sit up straight»; phrases «sit down», «sit up», «sit next to», «babysit»

Examples

• 3 birds were sitting on the fence. tree →
• 4 children sit at each table. tree →
• How many people are sitting? tree →
• Then 2 more birds came to sit. tree →
• Please sit down and open your books. tree →
• Sit up straight at your desk. tree →
• I sat next to my best friend. tree →
• The dog will sit when you say «sit». tree →
• She will sit her exams in June. tree →
• The old car sat in the garage for years. tree →
• "Sit here, and await the bridegroom. tree →

Note

Tells where things are, no clue by itself. «each table seats N» gives a rate. Trap: sitting at the start is the first amount. Past form «sat», not «sitted». Do not mix «sit» (you do it) with «set» (you put something down).

In Jewish tradition

In the Tanakh to sit can mean to rest on a seat, bed or ground, but also to sit as a king on a throne or to sit in the city gate, where leaders judged and met. Sitting on a throne means ruling.

Interpretation. The tradition sees the gate and the throne as places of justice and rule, where a king or judge sits to lead the people.

Examples

• Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.' (Torah GEN.27.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• Now Rachel had taken the teraphim, and put them in the saddle of the camel, and sat upon them. (Torah GEN.31.34, JPS 1917) tree →
• And one told Jacob, and said: 'Behold, thy son Joseph cometh unto thee.' And Israel strengthened himself, and sat upon the bed. (Torah GEN.48.2, JPS 1917) tree →
• Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. (Prophets 2SA.19.9, JPS 1917) tree →
• And he sat on the throne of the kings. (Prophets 2KI.11.19, JPS 1917) tree →
• So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. (Prophets 1SA.28.23, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

Tells where things are, no clue by itself. «each table seats N» gives a rate. Trap: sitting at the start is the first amount. Past form «sat», not «sitted». Do not mix «sit» (you do it) with «set» (you put something down).