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# sit

verb (sit, sits, sat, sitting)

«sit» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. To sit is to rest your body on a seat or on the ground, with your weight on your bottom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#m1)
2. To sit is to be in a place without moving, as in «the box sat in the hall». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#m2)
3. To sit a test or an exam (UK) is to take it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#m3)
4. To sit for a dog is to put its bottom down when told. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#m4)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x1)
- 4 children sit at each table. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x2)
- How many people are sitting? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x3)
- Then 2 more birds came to sit. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x4)
- Please sit down and open your books. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x5)
- Sit up straight at your desk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x6)
- I sat next to my best friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x7)
- The dog will sit when you say «sit». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x8)
- She will sit her exams in June. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x9)
- The old car sat in the garage for years. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x10)
- "Sit here, and await the bridegroom. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/#x11)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sit/#x1)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sit/#x2)
- 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sit/#x3)
- Then the king arose, and sat in the gate. (Prophets 2SA.19.9, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sit/#x4)
- And he sat on the throne of the kings. (Prophets 2KI.11.19, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sit/#x5)
- So he arose from the earth, and sat upon the bed. (Prophets 1SA.28.23, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sit/#x6)

### 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).

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «sit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/sit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sit» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/sit.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «sit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/S/sit/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«sit» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/sit.html) on Mova free.