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sit — [ sıt ] (past tense and past participle sat [ sæt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 rest lower body on something ▸ 2 be in situation etc. ▸ 3 be in particular place ▸ 4 meet in committee etc. ▸ 5 be model ▸ 6 take care of children ▸ 7 take an examination ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sit — /sIt/ verb past tense and past participle sat present participle sitting 1 IN A CHAIR ETC a) (I) to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks (+on/in/by etc): sitting… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
Still — Still, a. [Compar. {Stiller}; superl. {Stillest}.] [OE. stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G. still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. {Still}, adv.] 1. Motionless; at… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Still life — Still Still, a. [Compar. {Stiller}; superl. {Stillest}.] [OE. stille, AS. stille; akin to D. stil, OS. & OHG. stilli, G. still, Dan. stille, Sw. stilla, and to E. stall; from the idea of coming to a stand, or halt. Cf. {Still}, adv.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sit */*/*/ — UK [sɪt] / US verb Word forms sit : present tense I/you/we/they sit he/she/it sits present participle sitting past tense sat UK [sæt] / US past participle sat 1) [intransitive] to be in a position in which the lower part of your body rests on a… … English dictionary
sit — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless, still ▪ Just sit still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would sit quietly and watch what was happening. ▪ … Collocations dictionary
still — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Still is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑hand {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not moving VERBS ▪ be, hold, keep, lie, sit, stand … Collocations dictionary
still — still1 [ stıl ] adverb *** 1. ) used for saying that a situation continues to exist up to and including a particular time, especially when this seems surprising: We were still cleaning the house when the guests started to arrive. Her hair was… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
still — I UK [stɪl] / US adverb *** 1) a) used for saying that a situation continues to exist up to and including a particular time, especially when this seems surprising We were still cleaning the house when the guests started to arrive. Her hair was… … English dictionary
