sit

Universal Words on chair, etc. 1 to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on/in a chair: [V, usually +adv./prep.] She sat and stared at the letter in front of her. * May I sit here? * Just sit still! * He went and sat beside her. * She was sitting at her desk. * She always sits in that chair. * It's too cold to sit outside. * [V-ing] We sat talking for hours. seealsoSITDOWN 2 [VN+adv./prep.] to put sb in a sitting position: He lifted the child and sat her on the wall. * She sat him down in front of the fire with a hot drink. of things 3 to be in a particular place: [V, +adv./prep.] A large bus was sitting outside. * The pot was sitting in a pool of water. * The jacket sat beautifully on her shoulders (= fitted well). * [V-ADJ] The box sat unopened on the shelf. have official position 4 [V] ~ in / on / for sth