The meaning of Sitting

Sitting – definition

noun
A continuous period of being seated, especially when engaged in a particular activity.
Usage examples:
Twenty pieces of music is a bit much to take in at one sitting
noun
A scheduled period of time when a number of people are served a meal, especially in a restaurant.
Usage examples:
There will be two sittings for christmas lunch
noun
A period of time during which a committee or parliament is engaged in its normal business.
Usage examples:
All-night sittings of parliament

adjective
In a seated position.
Usage examples:
A sitting position
Synonims:
Sedentary Seated
adjective
(of an mp or other elected representative) current; present.
Usage examples:
The resignation of the sitting member
adjective
(of a hen or other bird) settled on eggs for the purpose of incubating them.
Usage examples:
If the sitting bird's body does not completely cover the nest, heat may also be lost to the air out…

verb
Adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright.
Usage examples:
I sat next to him at dinner
Synonims:
Take a seat Seat oneself Settle down Be seated Take a chair Perch Install oneself Ensconce oneself Plant oneself Plump oneself Flop Collapse Sink down Flump Park oneself Plonk oneself Take a
verb
Be or remain in a particular position or state.
Usage examples:
The fridge was sitting in a pool of water
Synonims:
Be situated Be located Be positioned Be sited Be placed Perch Rest Stand
verb
(of a parliament, committee, court of law, etc.) be engaged in its business.
Usage examples:
Parliament continued sitting until march 16
Synonims:
Meet Assemble Convene Be in session
verb
Take (an examination).
Usage examples:
Pupils are required to sit nine subjects at gcse
verb
Live in someone's house while they are away and look after their pet or pets.
Usage examples:
Kelly had been cat-sitting for me

Sitting translation into English

Sitting: translate from English into Chinese

坐着

Sitting: translate from English into Dutch

Zitten, Zittend, Zitting, Zittijd, Vacatie, Broedsel, Vaste zitplaats, Stel broedeieren

Sitting: translate from English into French

Séance, En exercice, En séance, Service, Couveuse

Sitting: translate from English into German

Sitzung, Sitzend, Tagung, Tagend, Versammlung, Brütend, In sitzung

Sitting: translate from English into Hindi

बैठक, अधिवेशन, सीट, इजलास, आसन, उपवेशन

Sitting: translate from English into Italian

Seduta, Seduto, In seduta, Sessione, Turno

Sitting: translate from English into Korean

좌석, 착석, 앉은, 개회, 알 품기, 일하며 앉아 있는 기간, 식사 시간, 초상화의 모델이 됨, 사진의 모델이 됨, 거주중인, 알을 품고 있는

Sitting: translate from English into Russian

Сидит, Заседание, Сидящий, Сидение, Сидячий, Сеанс, Нынешний, Высиживание цыплят, Являющийся

Sitting: translate from English into Spanish

Sesión, Sentado, Sentada, Asiento, Incubación, Nidada

Word origin

Old English sittan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zitten, German sitzen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sedere and Greek hezesthai .

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Sitting – similar words

sit

verb
Adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright.
Usage examples:
I sat next to him at dinner

noun
A period of sitting.
Usage examples:
A sit in the shade

verb
Take a seat

All meanings and translations of Sit

Sitting synonims

assemble

əˈsem.bəl

verb
(of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose.
Usage examples:
A crowd had assembled outside the gates

noun
A leap in which the feet are brought together before landing.
Usage examples:
The assemblés porté traveled a great distance and ended in perfect fifth position.

verb
Create by putting components or members together

All meanings and translations of Assemble

collapse

kəˈlæps

verb
(of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way.
Usage examples:
The roof collapsed on top of me

noun
An instance of a structure falling down or giving way.
Usage examples:
The collapse of a railway bridge

verb
Break down, literally or metaphorically

All meanings and translations of Collapse

convene

verb
Come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble.
Usage examples:
He had convened a secret meeting of military personnel

verb
To meet formally as a group, or to arrange a meeting of people or groups for a serious purpose
Usage examples:
[ i ] peace talks will convene next month.

verb
To arrange for a group of people to come together for an official meeting
Usage examples:
Convene a meeting/conference/hearing an emergency board meeting was convened by the directors later…

All meanings and translations of Convene

flop

verb
Fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way.
Usage examples:
His blond hair flopped over his eyes

noun
A heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it.
Usage examples:
They hit the ground with a flop

combining form
Floating-point operations per second (used as a measure of computing power).
Usage examples:
A gigaflop computer

All meanings and translations of Flop

flump

verb
Fall or sit down heavily.
Usage examples:
I flumped back into bed

noun
The action or sound of a heavy fall.
Usage examples:
The rocks hit the ground with a flump

All meanings and translations of Flump

meet

verb
Arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone).
Usage examples:
A week later i met him in the street

noun
A gathering of riders and hounds before a hunt begins.
Usage examples:
She fell from her horse during a weekend meet

adjective
Suitable or proper.
Usage examples:
It was not meet for us to see the king's dishonour

All meanings and translations of Meet

perch

pɜːtʃ

noun
An object on which a bird alights or roosts, typically a branch or horizontal bar.
Usage examples:
The budgerigar shuffled along its perch

verb
(of a bird) alight or rest on something.
Usage examples:
A herring gull perched on the rails

noun
An edible freshwater fish with a high spiny dorsal fin, dark vertical bars on the body, and orange lower fins.
Usage examples:
Out back of the house, oak, hemlock and cedar trees crown a path toward a 30-acre lake stocked with…

All meanings and translations of Perch

rest

verb
Cease work or movement in order to relax, sleep, or recover strength.
Usage examples:
He needed to rest after the feverish activity

noun
An instance or period of resting.
Usage examples:
You look as though you need a rest

verb
Remain or be left in a specified condition.
Usage examples:
You can rest assured she will do everything she can

All meanings and translations of Rest

seated

verb
Arrange for (someone) to sit somewhere.
Usage examples:
Owen seated his guests in the draughty baronial hall

adjective
Sitting down.
Usage examples:
A dummy in a seated position

All meanings and translations of Seated

sedentary

adjective
(of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive.
Usage examples:
We all walk a certain amount every day even if we are sedentary

All meanings and translations of Sedentary

settle down

collocation
Become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style

phrasal verb
To become quieter
Usage examples:
Ok, everybody, settle down., he settled down after he married vicki.

All meanings and translations of Settle down

stand

stænd

verb
Have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet.
Usage examples:
Lionel stood in the doorway

noun
An attitude towards a particular issue; a position taken in an argument.
Usage examples:
The party's tough stand on immigration

verb
Be standing; be upright

All meanings and translations of Stand

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