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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  sit
       
          Stuffit

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sit \Sit\,
     obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sat({Sate" rel="nofollow">Sit \Sit\, v. i. [imp. Sat({Sate, archaic); p. p. Sat
     ({Sitten, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sitting.] [OE. sitten,
     AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G.
     sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde,
     Goth. sitan, Russ. sidiete, L. sedere, Gr. ???, Skr. sad.
     Assess,{Assize" rel="nofollow">[root]154. Cf. Assess,{Assize, Cathedral, Chair,
     Dissident, Excise, Insidious, Possess, Reside,
     Sanhedrim, Seance, Seat, n., Sedate, 4th Sell,
     Siege, Session, Set, v. t., Sizar, Size,
     Subsidy.]
     1. To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the
        trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes
        of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on
        the ground.
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              And he came and took the book put of the right hand
              of him that sate upon the seat.       --Bible (1551)
                                                    (Rev. v. 7.)
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              I pray you, jest, sir, as you sit at dinner. --Shak.
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     2. To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a
        branch, pole, etc.
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     3. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest
        in any position or condition.
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              And Moses said to . . . the children of Reuben,
              Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit
              here?                                 --Num. xxxii.
                                                    6.
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              Like a demigod here sit I in the sky. --Shak.
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     4. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as,
        a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
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              The calamity sits heavy on us.        --Jer. Taylor.
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     5. To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
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              This new and gorgeous garment, majesty,
              Sits not so easy on me as you think.  --Shak.
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     6. To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit;
        -- used impersonally. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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     7. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood;
        to incubate.
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              As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them
              not.                                  --Jer. xvii.
                                                    11.
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     8. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a
        relative position; to have direction.
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              Like a good miller that knows how to grind, which
              way soever the wind sits.             --Selden.
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              Sits the wind in that quarter?        --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
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     9. To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body;
        as, to sit in Congress.
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     10. To hold a session; to be in session for official
         business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts,
         etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit
         to-night.
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     11. To take a position for the purpose of having some
         artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture
         or a bust; as, to sit to a painter.
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     To sit at, to rest under; to be subject to. [Obs.] ``A
        farmer can not husband his ground so well if he sit at a
        great rent''. --Bacon.
  
     To sit at meat or To sit at table, to be at table for
        eating.
  
     To sit down.
         (a) To place one's self on a chair or other seat; as, to
             sit down when tired.
         (b) To begin a siege; as, the enemy sat down before the
             town.
         (c) To settle; to fix a permanent abode. --Spenser.
         (d) To rest; to cease as satisfied. ``Here we can not sit
             down, but still proceed in our search.'' --Rogers.
  
     To sit for a fellowship, to offer one's self for
        examination with a view to obtaining a fellowship. [Eng.
        Univ.]
  
     To sit out.
         (a) To be without engagement or employment. [Obs.] --Bp.
             Sanderson.
         (b) To outstay.
  
     To sit under, to be under the instruction or ministrations
        of; as, to sit under a preacher; to sit under good
        preaching.
  
     To sit up, to rise from, or refrain from, a recumbent
        posture or from sleep; to sit with the body upright; as,
        to sit up late at night; also, to watch; as, to sit up
        with a sick person. ``He that was dead sat up, and began
        to speak.'' --Luke vii. 15.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sit \Sit\, v. t.
     1. To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse
        well.
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              Hardly the muse can sit the headstrong horse.
                                                    --Prior.
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     2. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish
        a seat to; -- used reflexively.
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              They sat them down to weep.           --Milton.
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              Sit you down, father; rest you.       --Shak.
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     3. To suit (well or ill); to become. [Obs. or R.]
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From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) : [ vera ]


  SIT
       institut fuer SIchere Telekommunikation (GMD, org.)

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sit \Sit\,
     obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of Sit, for sitteth.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sat({Sate" rel="nofollow">Sit \Sit\, v. i. [imp. Sat({Sate, archaic); p. p. Sat
     ({Sitten, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. Sitting.] [OE. sitten,
     AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G.
     sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde,
     Goth. sitan, Russ. sidiete, L. sedere, Gr. ???, Skr. sad.
     Assess,{Assize" rel="nofollow">[root]154. Cf. Assess,{Assize, Cathedral, Chair,
     Dissident, Excise, Insidious, Possess, Reside,
     Sanhedrim, Seance, Seat, n., Sedate, 4th Sell,
     Siege, Session, Set, v. t., Sizar, Size,
     Subsidy.]
     1. To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the
        trunk of the body; -- said of human beings, and sometimes
        of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on
        the ground.
  
              And he came and took the book put of the right hand
              of him that sate upon the seat.       --Bible (1551)
                                                    (Rev. v. 7.)
  
              I pray you, jest, sir, as you sit at dinner. --Shak.
  
     2. To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a
        branch, pole, etc.
  
     3. To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest
        in any position or condition.
  
              And Moses said to . . . the children of Reuben,
              Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit
              here?                                 --Num. xxxii.
                                                    6.
  
              Like a demigod here sit I in the sky. --Shak.
  
     4. To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; -- with on; as,
        a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
  
              The calamity sits heavy on us.        --Jer. Taylor.
  
     5. To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
  
              This new and gorgeous garment, majesty, Sits not so
              easy on me as you think.              --Shak.
  
     6. To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit;
        -- used impersonally. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
  
     7. To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood;
        to incubate.
  
              As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them
              not.                                  --Jer. xvii.
                                                    11.
  
     8. To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a
        relative position; to have direction.
  
              Like a good miller that knows how to grind, which
              way soever the wind sits.             --Selden.
  
              Sits the wind in that quarter?        --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     9. To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body;
        as, to sit in Congress.
  
     10. To hold a session; to be in session for official
         business; -- said of legislative assemblies, courts,
         etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit
         to-night.
  
     11. To take a position for the purpose of having some
         artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture
         or a bust; as, to sit to a painter.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sit \Sit\, v. t.
     1. To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse
        well.
  
              Hardly the muse can sit the headstrong horse.
                                                    --Prior.
  
     2. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish
        a seat to; -- used reflexively.
  
              They sat them down to weep.           --Milton.
  
              Sit you down, father; rest you.       --Shak.
  
     3. To suit (well or ill); to become. [Obs. or R.]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sit
       v 1: be seated [syn: sit down] [ant: stand, lie]
       2: sit around, often unused; "The object sat in the corner"
       3: take a seat [syn: sit down] [ant: arise]
       4: be in session; "When does the court of law sit?"
       5: assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know
          the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" [syn: model,
          pose, posture]
       6: sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while
          controlling its motions; "She never sat a horse!"; "Did
          you ever ride a camel?"; "The girl liked to drive the
          young mare" [syn: ride]
       7: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I
          have too much homework to do" [syn: baby-sit]
       8: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next
          to Mrs. Smith" [syn: seat, sit down]
       [also: sitting, sat]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sit
     Αγγλικά vb.
     1 κάθομαι
     2 στρώνω, πέφτω