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sit  (st)

v. sat (st), sit·ting, sits

v.intr.

1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.

2.

a. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.

b. To perch. Used of birds.

3. To cover eggs for hatching; brood.

4. To be situated or located: a house that sits on a hill.

5. To lie or rest: Dishes were sitting on a shelf. See Usage Note at set¹.

6. To pose for an artist or photographer.

7.

a. To occupy a seat as a member of a body of officials: sit in Congress.

b. To be in session.

8. To remain inactive or unused: Her expensive skis sat gathering dust.

9. To affect one with or as if with a burden; weigh: Official duties sat heavily upon the governor.

10. To fit, fall, or drape in a specified manner: The jacket sits perfectly on you.

11. To be agreeable to one; please: The idea didn't sit well with any of us.

12. Chiefly British To take an examination, as for a degree.

13. To blow from a particular direction. Used of the wind.

14. To keep watch or take care of a child.

v.tr.

1. To cause to sit; seat: Sit yourself over there.

2. To keep one's seat on (an animal): She sits her horse well.

3. To sit on (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.

4. To provide seating accommodation for: a theater that sits 1,000 people.

n.

1.

a. The act of sitting.

b. A period of time spent sitting.

2. The way in which an article of clothing, such as a dress or jacket, fits.

Phrasal Verbs:

sit down

To take a seat.

sit in

1. To be present or participate as a visitor at a discussion or music session.

2. To act as a substitute: She sat in for the vacationing news anchor.

3. To take part in a sit-in.

sit on Informal /upon

1. To confer about.

2. To suppress or repress: sat on the evidence.

3. To postpone action or resolution regarding.

4. Slang To rebuke sharply; reprimand.

sit out

1. To stay until the end of.

2. To refrain from taking part in: sit out a dance.

sit up

1. To rise from lying down to a sitting position.

2. To sit with the spine erect.

3. To stay up later than the customary bedtime.

4. To become suddenly alert: The students sat up when he mentioned the test.

Idioms:

sit on (one's) hands

To fail to act.

sit pretty Informal

To be in a very favorable position.

sit tight Informal

To be patient and await the next move.

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[Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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sit

Verb

[sitting, sat]

1. to rest one's body upright on the buttocks: she had to sit on the ground

2. to cause (someone) to rest in such a position: they sat their grandfather in the shade

3. (of an animal) to rest with the rear part of its body lowered to the ground

4. (of a bird) to perch or roost

5. sit on (of a bird) to cover its eggs so as to hatch them

6. to be located: the bank sits in the middle of the village

7. to pose for a painting or photograph

8. to occupy a seat in some official capacity: no police representatives will sit on the committee

9. (of a parliament or court) to be in session

10. to remain unused: his car sat in the garage

11. (of clothes) to fit or hang in a certain way: that dress sits well on you

12. to take (an examination): he's sitting his finals

13. (in combination) to look after a specified person or thing for someone else: is someone going to dog-sit for you?

14. sit for Chiefly Brit to be a candidate for (a qualification): he sat for a degree in medicine

15. sit tight Informal

a. to wait patiently

b. to maintain one's position firmly

See also sit back, sit down, etc. [Old English sittan]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sit - be seated sit down lounge - sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa" sprawl - sit or lie with one's limbs spread out perch, roost, rest - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" seat, sit down, sit - show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" hunker, hunker down, scrunch up, squat, scrunch, crouch - sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" sit down, sit - take a seat sit down, sit - take a seat sit out - endure to the end lie - be lying, be prostrate; be in a horizontal position; "The sick man lay in bed all day"; "the books are lying on the shelf" stand, stand up - be standing; be upright; "We had to stand for the entire performance!"
	2.	sit - be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour" sit around be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
	3.	sit - take a seat sit down sit, sit down - be seated change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture
	4.	sit - be in session; "When does the court of law sit?" convene - meet formally; "The council convened last week"
	5.	sit - assume a posture as for artistic purposes; "We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often" pose, posture, model artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" display, exhibit, expose - to show, make visible or apparent; "The Metropolitan Museum is exhibiting Goya's works this month"; "Why don't you show your nice legs and wear shorter skirts?"; "National leaders will have to display the highest skills of statesmanship" ramp - be rampant; "the lion is rampant in this heraldic depiction"
	6.	sit - 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" ride horseback riding, riding - travel by being carried on horseback go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" override - ride (a horse) too hard ride herd - driving animals such as horses and cattle while riding along with them; "Joe was riding herd during the day" outride - ride better, faster, or further than; "The champion bicyclist outrode all his competitors" ride horseback - ride on horseback prance - cause (a horse) to bound spring forward canter - ride at a cantering pace; "He cantered the horse across the meadow" gallop, extend - cause to move at full gallop; "Did you gallop the horse just now?" ride - sit on and control a vehicle; "He rides his bicycle to work every day"; "She loves to ride her new motorcycle through town"
	7.	sit - be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue" be - occupy a certain position or area; be somewhere; "Where is my umbrella?" "The toolshed is in the back"; "What is behind this behavior?"
	8.	sit - work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" baby-sit guard - to keep watch over; "there would be men guarding the horses"
	9.	sit - show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" seat, sit down lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" sit, sit down - be seated reseat - show to a different seat; "The usher insisted on reseating us"
	10.	sit - serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury" serve - do duty or hold offices; serve in a specific function; "He served as head of the department for three years"; "She served in Congress for two terms"

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sit

verb 1. take a seat, perch, settle down, be seated, take the weight off your feet

verb 2. place, set, put, position, rest, lay, settle, deposit, situate

verb 3. be a member of, serve on, have a seat on, preside on

verb 4. convene, meet, assemble, officiate, be in session

Translations

sit [pt, pp sat] [sɪt, sæt] vi → sentarse (= be sitting); estar sentado; [assembly] → reunirse; [dress etc] → caer, sentar

vt [+ exam] → presentarse a;

that jacket sits well → esa chaqueta sienta bien;

to sit on a committee → ser miembro de una comisión or un comité

sit about, sit around vi → holgazanear

sit back vi (in seat) → recostarse

sit down vi → sentarse;

to be sitting down → estar sentado

sit in on vt fus to sit in on a discussion → asistir a una discusión

sit up vi → incorporarse (= not go to bed); no acostarse

sit [sat , pt , pp ] [sɪt, sæt] vi → s'asseoir (= be sitting); être assis(e); [assembly] → être en séance, siéger;

(for painter) → poser; [dress etc] → tomber

vt [+ exam] → passer, se présenter à;

to sit tight → ne pas bouger

sit about, sit around vi → être assis(e) or rester à ne rien faire

sit back vi (in seat) → bien s'installer, se carrer

sit down vi → s'asseoir;

to be sitting down → être assis(e)

sit in vi to sit in on a discussion → assister à une discussion

sit on vt fus [+ jury, committee] → faire partie de

sit up vi → s'asseoir;

(straight) → se redresser (= not go to bed); rester debout, ne pas se coucher

sit [sɪt] [sat , pt, pp ] vi (sit down) → sich setzen;

(be sitting) → sitzen;

(assembly) → tagen;

(for painter) → Modell sitzen

vt (exam) → machen;

to sit on a committee → in einem Ausschuss sitzen;

to sit tight → abwarten

sit about sit vi → herumsitzen

sit around sit vi = sit about

sit back sit vi → sich zurücklehnen

sit down sit vi → sich (hin)setzen;

to be sitting down sit → sitzen

sit in on sit vt fus → dabei sein bei

sit up sit vi → sich aufsetzen;

(straight) → sich gerade hinsetzen;

(not go to bed) → aufbleiben

sit [pt sat, pp ] [sɪt, sæt] vi → sedere, sedersi; [dress etc] → cadere; [assembly] → essere in seduta

vt [+ exam] → sostenere, dare;

to sit on a committee → far parte di una commissione

sit about, sit around vi → star seduto/a (senza far nulla)

sit back vi (in seat) → appoggiarsi allo schienale

sit down vi → sedersi;

to be sitting down → essere seduto/a

sit in vi to sit in on a discussion → assistere ad una discussione

sit up vi → tirarsi su a sedere (= not go to bed); stare alzato/a fino a tardi

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sit

v sit [sit]

1 to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.sit, laat sitيَجْلِسседяsedět; posaditsidde; sættesich setzenκάθομαι, καθίζω κπ.sentar(se)istuma, istet pakkumaنشستنistua, istuutua, panna istumaan(s')asseoir; être assisלָשֶבֶת, לְהוֹשִיבबैठनाposjesti, sjestiülduduksitjasedersi, far sedereすわる앉다, 앉히다sėdėti, (pa)sodintisēdēt; nosēdinātduduksittesiedzieć, sadzaćsentara se aşeza; a fi aşezatсидеть; садиться;усаживатьsedieť / posadiťsedeti; posaditisedetisitta, sätta, placeraนั่งoturmak坐сидітиبیٹھنا، بیٹھاناngồi坐

2 to lie or rest; to have a certain position The parcel is sitting on the table.lêيَسْتَقِرстояležetliggeliegenβρίσκομαιestar, encontrarseolema, asetsemaنشستن ؛ استراحت كررنollaêtre poséלָשֶבֶתआराम करनाsjediti, nalaziti sefekszik, heverterletakvera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga)stare位置する(...에) 위치하다, 놓여 있다gulėtigulēt; atrastiesterletakliggenstå, liggeleżećencontrar-sea fi aşezatнаходитьсяležaťležatisedetiliggaตั้งอยู่durmak, bulunmak擺，放，坐落бути розташованим; лежатиکسی خاص حالت میں پڑے رہناở vào vị trí nào đó摆，放，坐落

3 (with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc) He sat on several committees.dienيكونُ عُضْوا ، يَشْتَرِكُ فيчлен съм наzasedatsiddeangehörenσυμμετέχω, είμαι επίσημο μέλοςser miembro (de), formar parte (de)liikmeks olemaجلسه منعقد كردنtoimiasiéger (dans); faire partie (de)לְהִשתַתֵףकिसी समिति इत्यादि का आधिकाकि सदस्य होना, का प्रतिनिधि होनाbiti član nekog tijela, zastupati (u parlamentu)tagja (bizottságnak), bizottsági tagmenjadi anggotaeiga sæti í(fare parte), (essere in carica)～の一員である직위에 앉다, 재직하다būti nariubūt (organizācijas u.tml.) loceklimmerupakan ahlizitting hebbensitte (på), være medlem avzasiadaćpertencera asista (la); a lua parte (la)быть членом, занимать постzasadaťbiti članbiti člansitta i, vara medlem avเป็นผู้แทนüye olmak, bulunmak當...委員засідатиبحیثیت رکن شامل ہوناlà thành viên chính thức của当...委员

4 (of birds) to perch An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.sitيَرْقُدкацвамsedětsiddesitzenκουρνιάζω (για πουλί)posarse(õrrel) istumaروي تخم خوابيدنistuaêtre perchéלָנוּחַपक्षी इत्यादि का बैठनाsjediti (na grani)leszáll (vmire)bertenggersitja(essere appollaiato)とまる(새 등이) 나뭇가지에 앉다tupėtisēdēt; tupētbertenggekzittensittesiedziećempoleirar-sea sta cocoţatсидетьsedieťsedetisedetisittaเกาะอยู่tünemek棲息сидіти на яйцяхپرندوں کا ٹکناđậu栖息

5 to undergo (an examination). ondergaanيَتَقَدَّم إلى الإمْتِحانявявам се на изпитpodstoupitgå igennemsich unterziehenυφίσταμαι, περνώ από (π.χ. εξετάσεις)presentarse (a)eksamit tegemaامتحان كتبي دادنsuorittaa tenttise présenter àלַעֲבוֹרपरीक्षा देना, परीक्षा में बैठनाpristupiti (ispitu)(le)vizsgázikmengikutigangast undirpresentarsi受験する(시험 등을) 치르다laikytikārtot eksāmenumendudukiafleggenvære oppe til eksamenprzystępować dofazersusţineдержать, сдаватьpodstúpiťopravljati (izpit)polagatigenomgå [], gå upp i []ผ่านsınava girmek參加(考試)зазнавати, переноситиامتحان دیناlà thí sinh của một kì thi参加（考试）

6 to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.modelleerيَجْلِس أمام الرَّسّام لِيُصَوِّرَهзаемам поза заsedětsidde modelsitzenποζάρωposarposeerimaحالت گرفتنistua mallinaposerלָשֶבֶתतस्वीर बनवाने के लिए बैठनाpozirati, mirovatimodellt ülberposesitja fyrirposareポーズをとる(초상화나 사진을 위해) 포즈를 취하다pozuotipozētmengambil tempat untuk diambil atau dilukis gambarnyaposerensitte modellpozowaćposara pozaпозироватьsedieťpoziratipoziratisitta []นั่งให้เขียนภาพpoz vermek擺好姿勢，做模特兒позуватиمصور کے نمونے کے طور پر بیٹھناngồi làm mẫu để vẽ chân dung摆好姿势，做模特儿

7 (of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session Parliament sits from now until Christmas.vergaderيَعْقِد جَلْسَتَهзаседавамzasedatvære samlettagenσυνεδριάζωreunirseistungeid pidamaجلسه داشتنpitää istuntoasiégerלְהִתכַּנֵסसमिति या संसद इत्यादि का सत्रodržavati sjednicu, zasjedatiülésezikbersidangstarfa, sitja(essere in seduta)開かれる(의회 등이) 개회［개원］하다posėdžiautinoturēt sēdi; būt sēžu periodābersidangzitting houdenvære samlet, holde møteobradowaćreunira fi în sesiune, a lucraзаседать, проводить заседаниеzasadaťzasedatizasedatisammanträdaประชุมtoplanmak, oturum hâlinde olmak開會засідатиکسی کمیٹی وغیرہ کا جاری ہوناhọp开会

n ˈsitter

1 a person who poses for a portrait etc. modelمن يَجْلِس أمام الرسّام لِيُصَوِّرَهмодел (за художник)modelen, som sidder modeldas Modellμοντέλο (π.χ. ζωγράφου)modelomodellنشستهtaiteilijan mallimodèleיוֹשֵב לְצוֹרֶך צִיוּרचित्र खिंचवाने या बनवाने के लिए बैठा हुआ व्यक्तिonaj koji pozira, modelmodellorang yang berposefyrirsætamodelloモデル(초상화를 그리기 위해) 앉은 사람; 착석자pozuotojasmodelismodel lukisanmodelen som sitter modellmodelmodelomodelпозирующий, модельmodelmodelmodelmodellผู้ที่นั่งให้วาดmodel, poz veren模特натурник; той, хто позує художниковіتصویر بنوانے کے لیے بیٹھنے والاngười ngồi mẫu模特

2 a baby-sitter. babawagterمُراقِبَه، مُعْتَنِيَه، رَقّابَه، مُرَبِّيَهдетегледачкаhlídač, -ka dětíbabysitterder/die Babysitter(in)μπέιμπι σίτερcangurolapsehoidjaپرستار بچهlapsenvahtigardien/-ienneשְׁמַרטָףबच्चे की देखरेख करने वाला व्यक्तिčuvarica djecegyermekőrzőpenjaga bayibarnapíababy-sitterベビーシッター아기 봐주는 사람(laikina) vaikų prižiūrėtojaauklepenjaga budakoppasbarnevaktopiekunka do dzieckababy-sitterbaby-sitterприходящая няняopatrovateľ, -ka; kto opatruje cudzie detivaruškabejbisiterbarnvaktผู้เลี้ยงเด็กçocuk bakıcı替人看孩子的人няня, що приходить доглядати за дитиноюبچے کی دیکھ بھال کرنے والاngười giữ trẻ hộ替人看孩子的人

n ˈsitting

a period of continuous action, meeting etc I read the whole book at one sitting; The committee were prepared for a lengthy sitting.sitting, sessieجَلْسَهзаседание(po)sezeníomgangdie Sitzungκαθισιά, συνεδρίαση, συνεδρίαsesiónistung, istumineنشستistunto, istumaséanceיְשִיבָהबैठकsjedenje, zasjedanjeüléskegiatanlota, törnseduta, tornata１回の期間한번 앉기, 앉아 있는 한 동안의 시간, (의회의) 회기prisėdimas, posėdissēdesesi perbincangan dan seumpamanyazittingi ett strekk; møte, samlingposiedzenie, sesjasessãoşedinţăсидение; присест; заседание(po)sedeniezasedanjezasedanje[] sträck (svep), sittningการเข้านั่งประจำที่oturum, oturma, oturuş一段時間засідання, сеансنشستlần, lúc, lượt, buổi họp一段时间

n ˈsit-in

an occupation of a building etc by protesters The students staged a sit-in.sitprotes, sitstakingإعْتِصامпротестна демонстрацияokupační akcesit-in-demonstrationdas Sit-inκατάληψη, καθιστική διαμαρτυρίαmanifestación, huelgahoone hõivamineتحصنrakennuksen valtausmanifestation, sit-inהַפגָנָת יְשִיבָהधरनाmirna okupacija, sjedenje u znak protestaülősztrájkaksi duduk(setu)mótmælisit-inすわり込み연좌(농성)sėdimasis streikassēdošais streiksmenjadi pemerhatisit{#169}in(protest)okkupasjonstrajk okupacyjnyocupaçãomani­festaţie, protestзанятие помещения в знак протестаprotestná akciademonstracija z zasedbo stavbeprotest zauzimanjem prostorasittstrejk, ockupationการนั่งชุมนุมประท้วงoturma eylemi靜坐抗議сидячий страйкدھرناcuộc biểu tình ngồi静坐抗议

n ˈsitting-room

a room used mainly for sitting in. sitkamerغُرْفَة الجُلوسвсекидневнаobývací pokojdagligstuedas Wohnzimmerκαθιστικόsala de estar, salónelutubaاتاق نشيمنolohuonesalonחֲדַר מְגוּרִיםबैठक कक्षdnevna sobanappali(szoba)ruang duduksetustofasoggiorno, salotto居間거실svetainėdzīvojamā istabaruang rehatzitkamerstue, oppholdsromsalonsala de estarгостинаяobývačkadnevna sobadnevna sobavardagsrumห้องนั่งเล่นoturma odası會客室，休息室вітальня; загальна кімнатаبیٹھکphòng khách会客室，休息室

sitting target, *sitting duck

someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.ooglopende teikenهَدَف بارِزнеподвижна мишенаsnadný cíloplagt offerleichtes Opferεύκολος στόχοςblanco fácilesimesena löögi allهدف بي دفاعhelppo saalisvictime toute désignéeמַטָרָה נוֹחָהस्वाभाविक लक्ष्यlaka metakönnyű célpontsasaran empukauðvelt skotmark(facile bersaglio)ねらわれる人(맞히기) 쉬운 표적pirmutinis taikinysviegli ievainojams mērķis; viegls medījumssasaran yang mudahmakkelijk doelwitlett/takknemlig offerłatwy celalvo fácilpradă uşoarăлёгкая добыча, лёгкая цельľahký terčlahek plenglineni golubovitacksamt offer, lätt byteเป้าหมายsavunmasız hedef易受攻擊的(目標)нерухомий мішеньخطرے کی زد میںmục tiêu dễ trúng易受攻击的（目标）

sit back

to rest and take no part in an activity He just sat back and let it all happen.rus, wagيَجْلِسُ جانِبا، لا يَتَدَخَّلоблягам сеsložit ruce v klínlæne sig tilbagesich zurücklehnenμένω αμέτοχοςcruzarse de brazosend lõdvaks laskmaدست روي دست گذاشتنolla puuttumatta asioihinse croiser rester à les brasלָנוּחआराम करनाostati po stranikényelembe helyezi magát, hátradől (és ölbe tett kézzel figyel)tidak ikut campurhalda að sér höndum(restare impassibile)傍観する편안히 쉬다laikytis nuošalyjesēdēt dīkā; bezdarbībā []vērotbersandarzich afzijdig houdenforholde seg passiv, sitte med hendene i fangetprzyjąć bierną postawęficar de braços cruzadosa se destinde, a se relaxaотстраняться, бездействоватьzložiť si ruky do lonasedeti s prekrižanimi rokamizavaliti seluta sig tillbaka, sitta med armarna i korsหยุดและไม่เข้าร่วมsırtını dayayıp oturmak不採取行動байдикуватиکمر ٹکا کر آرام لیناnghỉ ngơi sau khi làm việc不采取行动

sit down

to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position Let's sit down over here; He sat the child down on the floor.sit, laat sitيَجْلِسсядамposadit (se)sidde ned; sætte ned(sich) hinsetzenκάθομαι, καθίζω κπ.sentar(se)istuma, istet pakkumaبنشينيدistuutua(s')asseoirלָשֶבֶתबैठ जानाsjesti, spustiti seleülduduk(láta) setjastsedersi着席する앉(히)다, 자리잡다atsisėsti, pasodintiapsēsties; apsēdinātdudukgaan zitten, neerzettensette seg, sitte nedsiedzieć, sadzaćsentar(-se)a se aşezaсажать; садитьсяposadiť (sa)sesti; posaditisestisitta (sätta) nerนั่งลงoturmak就坐сідати; садитиبیٹھنا، تشریف رکھناngồi xuống就坐

sit out

1 to remain seated during a dance Let's sit (this one) out.bly sitيَبْقى جالِسا أثْناء الرَّقْصоставам седналvynechat (tanec)sidde overaussetzenδε σηκώνομαι να χορέψωno bailartantsu ajal istuma, tantsu vahele jätmaشركت نكردن در رقصjättää väliin tanssisauter une danseלָשֶבֶתनृत्य के दौरान बैठे रहनाprosjediti, ne ustajati cijelo vrijemekihagy (egy táncot)tidak ikut dansataka ekki þátt í(saltare un ballo)ダンスに加わらない(춤 등에) 참가하지 않다prasėdėtinosēdēt līdz beigāmtidak turut menariblijven zittensitte overprzesiedziećnão entrar na dançaa nu dansaпропускать (танец)presedieťizpustiti (ples)sedeti do krajasitta överนั่งพักหลังเต้นรำ(yerinde) oturmak坐在一旁不參加(跳舞)не брати участі в танцяхرقص کے دوران بیٹھے رہناngồi đến hết buổi坐在一旁不参加（跳舞）

2 to remain inactive and wait until the end of They'll try to sit out the crisis.wag, onaktief blyيَبقى هادئا ومُنْتَظِراне участвам вpřečkat do konceholde ud til slutningen afbis zum Ende aushaltenαφήνω κτ. να περάσει χωρίς να αναλάβω δράσηaguantar (hasta el final)lõppu ära ootamaبه انتظار پايان چيزي نشستنodottaa jonkin loppuaattendre la fin deלְהִישָׁאֵרनिष्क्रिय बने रहनाne sudjelovati u čemu, ostati sjeditikivárja a végéttidak aktifþrauka(resistere fino alla fine)終わりまでいる가만히 기다리다; 수수방관하다išlauktinogaidīt; nepiedalīties (līdz kaut kā beigām)menunggu sehingga tamatuitzittenholde seg utenfor, holde utprzeczekaćaguentar firmea rămâne/ a aştepta până la sfârşitпересидеть, переждатьpočkať do koncapočakati na konecpresedetivänta ut, genomlidaนั่งรอsabırla oturup beklemek一直坐到結束пересидітиبغیر حرکت کسی چیز کے خاتمے کا انتظار کرناkhông tham gia vào一直坐到结束

sit tight

to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.wagيَبْقى ساكِنا، لا يقوم بِعَمَلٍ أو حَرَكَهседя кроткоani se nehnoutikke at gøre nogetsich nicht vom Fleck rührenκάθομαι και περιμένω χωρίς να κάνω κτ.mantenerse en sus trece, quedarse en un sitiopaigal püsimaاز جا تكان نخوردنpysyä paikoillaanne pas bougerלא לַזוּזकिसी एक मुद्रा में किसी को बैठा कर रखनाnepokolebljivo ostati na svom mjestulapíttidak bertindaksitja sem fastast(non fare nulla)じっとしている버티다; 도사리고 꼼짝도 않다į nieką nesivelti, tūnoti ausis suglaudusnemainīt nostāju; turēties pie savasabar menungguzich niet roerenbli hvor en er, ikke vike fra stedetnie ruszać sięmanter-se firmea rămâne ferm pe poziţieоставаться на том же месте, выжидатьani sa nepohnúťsedeti pri mirusedeti mirnoligga lågt, avvaktaนิ่งเฉยไม่ทำอะไรkıpırdamadan oturmak穩坐不動твердо триматися; не здавати своїх позиційاپنی جگہ پر جمے رہناngồi lì稳坐不动

sit up

1 to rise to a sitting position Can the patient sit up?regop sitيَقوم، يَقِفседя изправенvstátsidde opsich aufsetzenανακάθομαι, ανασηκώνομαιincorporarse (en la cama), ponerse derechoistuma tõusmaبلند شدن و نشستنnousta istumaans'asseoir bien droitלְהִתרוֹמֵם לִישִיבָהव्यायाम, कसरत, उठने लेटने की कसरतuspraviti se, uspravno sjestifelülbangkit duduksetjast upp(tirarsi su a sedere)起き上がる일어나 앉다atsisėstipiecelties sēdus stāvoklīduduk tegakopzittensette seg opp, sittewstawać, podnosić sięsentar-se na camaa se ridicaприподняться и сестьvstaťpokonci sedetipodići se u sedeći položajsätta sig uppนั่งตัวตรงdoğrulup oturmak坐起підвестися в ліжкуبیٹھنے کی حالت میں آناngồi thẳng lên坐起

2 to remain awake, not going to bed I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!wakkerblyيَسْهَر، يَبْقى مُسْتَيْقِظاбудувамbýt vzhůrusidde oppeaufbleibenμένω ξύπνιος, ξαγρυπνώquedarse levantado, no acostarseüleval istumaنشستن و نخوابيدنvalvoaveillerלָשֶבֶת וּלְחַכּוֹתजागे रहनाostati dugo na nogama, ostati budan(sokáig) fennmaradtidak tidurvaka(stare alzato)起きている자지 않고 일어나 있다užsisėdėti, neiti gultipalikt nomodāberjagaopblijvensitte oppenie kłaść się spaćficar acordadoa vegheaне ложиться спать допозднаbyť horebedetiostati budansitta uppeนั่งอยู่จนดึกyatmayıp oturmak熬夜не лягати спати; засиджуватися до пізньої ночіبیدار رہناthức khuya đợi熬夜