Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal.
The Queen had three sittings for her portrait.
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Sitting — Sit ting, n. 1. The state or act of one who sits; the posture of one who occupies a seat. [1913 Webster] 2. A seat, or the space occupied by or allotted for a person, in a church, theater, etc.; as, the hall has 800 sittings. [1913 Webster] 3.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sitting — [sit′iŋ] n. 1. the act or position of one that sits, as for a portrait 2. a session or meeting, as of a court 3. a period of being seated at some activity [to read a book in two sittings] 4. a) a brooding upon eggs, as by a hen b) the number of… … English World dictionary
sitting — ► NOUN 1) a period or spell of sitting. 2) a period of time when a group of people are served a meal. 3) a period of time during which a committee or parliament is engaged in its normal business. ► ADJECTIVE 1) in a seated position. 2) (of an… … English terms dictionary
Sitting — Sit ting, a. Being in the state, or the position, of one who, or that which, sits. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sitting — index session Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Sitting — Sit redirects here. For uses of the acronym, see SIT. For the Russian river, see Sit River. This article is about sitting in its general sense. For information about Zen sitting meditation, see Zazen. Sitzender Junge ( Sitting boy ) by Werner… … Wikipedia
sitting — I. noun Date: 13th century 1. a. the act of one that sits b. a single occasion of continuous sitting (as for a portrait or meal) 2. a. a brooding over eggs for hatching b. setting 6 3. session < a sitting of the legislature > … New Collegiate Dictionary
sitting — /sit ing/, n. 1. the act of a person or thing that sits. 2. a period of remaining seated, as in posing for a portrait or reading a book. 3. the space on or in which one sits, as in a church. 4. a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; incubation. 5.… … Universalium
sitting — [[t]sɪ̱tɪŋ[/t]] sittings 1) N COUNT A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time. Dinner was in two sittings. 2) N COUNT: usu N of n A sitting of a parliament,… … English dictionary
sitting — n. & adj. n. 1 a continuous period of being seated, esp. engaged in an activity (finished the book in one sitting). 2 a time during which an assembly is engaged in business. 3 a session in which a meal is served (dinner will be served in two… … Useful english dictionary
sitting — noun (C) 1 one of the times when a meal is served in a place where there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time: The first sitting is at 12:30, and the second is at 1:30. 2 an occasion when you have yourself painted or… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
