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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 sit يَجْلِس седя sedět; posadit sidde; sætte sich setzen κάθομαι, καθίζω κπ. sentar(se) istuma, istet pakkuma نشستن istua, istuutua, panna istumaan (s')asseoir; être assis לָשֶבֶת, לְהוֹשִיב बैठना posjesti, sjesti ül duduk sitja sedersi, far sedere すわる 앉다, 앉히다 sėdėti, (pa)sodinti sēdēt; nosēdināt duduk sitte siedzieć, sadzać sentar a se aşeza; a fi aşezat сидеть; садиться;усаживать sedieť / posadiť sedeti; posaditi sedeti sitta, sätta, placera นั่ง oturmak 坐 сидіти بیٹھنا، بیٹھانا ngồi 坐

2 to lie or rest; to have a certain position The parcel is sitting on the table. lê يَسْتَقِر стоя ležet ligge liegen βρίσκομαι estar, encontrarse olema, asetsema نشستن ؛ استراحت كررن olla être posé לָשֶבֶת आराम करना sjediti, nalaziti se fekszik, hever terletak vera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga) stare 位置する (...에) 위치하다, 놓여 있다 gulėti gulēt; atrasties terletak liggen stå, ligge leżeć encontrar-se a fi aşezat находиться ležať ležati sedeti ligga ตั้งอยู่ durmak, bulunmak 擺，放，坐落 бути розташованим; лежати کسی خاص حالت میں پڑے رہنا ở 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. dien يكونُ عُضْوا ، يَشْتَرِكُ في член съм на zasedat sidde angehören συμμετέχω, είμαι επίσημο μέλος ser miembro (de), formar parte (de) liikmeks olema جلسه منعقد كردن toimia siéger (dans); faire partie (de) לְהִשתַתֵף किसी समिति इत्यादि का आधिकाकि सदस्य होना, का प्रतिनिधि होना biti član nekog tijela, zastupati (u parlamentu) tagja (bizottságnak), bizottsági tag menjadi anggota eiga sæti í (fare parte), (essere in carica) ～の一員である 직위에 앉다, 재직하다 būti nariu būt (organizācijas u.tml.) loceklim merupakan ahli zitting hebben sitte (på), være medlem av zasiadać pertencer a asista (la); a lua parte (la) быть членом, занимать пост zasadať biti član biti član sitta i, vara medlem av เป็นผู้แทน üye olmak, bulunmak 當...委員 засідати بحیثیت رکن شامل ہونا là thành viên chính thức của 当...委员

4 (of birds) to perch An owl was sitting in the tree by the window. sit يَرْقُد кацвам sedět sidde sitzen κουρνιάζω (για πουλί) posarse (õrrel) istuma روي تخم خوابيدن istua être perché לָנוּחַ पक्षी इत्यादि का बैठना sjediti (na grani) leszáll (vmire) bertengger sitja (essere appollaiato) とまる (새 등이) 나뭇가지에 앉다 tupėti sēdēt; tupēt bertenggek zitten sitte siedzieć empoleirar-se a sta cocoţat сидеть sedieť sedeti sedeti sitta เกาะอยู่ tünemek 棲息 сидіти на яйцях پرندوں کا ٹکنا đậu 栖息

5 to undergo (an examination). ondergaan يَتَقَدَّم إلى الإمْتِحان явявам се на изпит podstoupit gå igennem sich unterziehen υφίσταμαι, περνώ από (π.χ. εξετάσεις) presentarse (a) eksamit tegema امتحان كتبي دادن suorittaa tentti se présenter à לַעֲבוֹר परीक्षा देना, परीक्षा में बैठना pristupiti (ispitu) (le)vizsgázik mengikuti gangast undir presentarsi 受験する (시험 등을) 치르다 laikyti kārtot eksāmenu menduduki afleggen være oppe til eksamen przystępować do fazer susţine держать, сдавать podstúpiť opravljati (izpit) polagati genomgå [], gå upp i [] ผ่าน sınava girmek 參加(考試) зазнавати, переносити امتحان دینا là 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. modelleer يَجْلِس أمام الرَّسّام لِيُصَوِّرَه заемам поза за sedět sidde model sitzen ποζάρω posar poseerima حالت گرفتن istua mallina poser לָשֶבֶת तस्वीर बनवाने के लिए बैठना pozirati, mirovati modellt ül berpose sitja fyrir posare ポーズをとる (초상화나 사진을 위해) 포즈를 취하다 pozuoti pozēt mengambil tempat untuk diambil atau dilukis gambarnya poseren sitte modell pozować posar a poza позировать sedieť pozirati pozirati sitta [] นั่งให้เขียนภาพ poz vermek 擺好姿勢，做模特兒 позувати مصور کے نمونے کے طور پر بیٹھنا ngồi 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. vergader يَعْقِد جَلْسَتَه заседавам zasedat være samlet tagen συνεδριάζω reunirse istungeid pidama جلسه داشتن pitää istuntoa siéger לְהִתכַּנֵס समिति या संसद इत्यादि का सत्र održavati sjednicu, zasjedati ülésezik bersidang starfa, sitja (essere in seduta) 開かれる (의회 등이) 개회［개원］하다 posėdžiauti noturēt sēdi; būt sēžu periodā bersidang zitting houden være samlet, holde møte obradować reunir a fi în sesiune, a lucra заседать, проводить заседание zasadať zasedati zasedati sammanträda ประชุม toplanmak, oturum hâlinde olmak 開會 засідати کسی کمیٹی وغیرہ کا جاری ہونا họp 开会

n ˈsitter

1 a person who poses for a portrait etc. model من يَجْلِس أمام الرسّام لِيُصَوِّرَه модел (за художник) model en, som sidder model das Modell μοντέλο (π.χ. ζωγράφου) modelo modell نشسته taiteilijan malli modèle יוֹשֵב לְצוֹרֶך צִיוּר चित्र खिंचवाने या बनवाने के लिए बैठा हुआ व्यक्ति onaj koji pozira, model modell orang yang berpose fyrirsæta modello モデル (초상화를 그리기 위해) 앉은 사람; 착석자 pozuotojas modelis model lukisan model en som sitter modell model modelo model позирующий, модель model model model modell ผู้ที่นั่งให้วาด model, poz veren 模特 натурник; той, хто позує художникові تصویر بنوانے کے لیے بیٹھنے والا người ngồi mẫu 模特

2 a baby-sitter. babawagter مُراقِبَه، مُعْتَنِيَه، رَقّابَه، مُرَبِّيَه детегледачка hlídač, -ka dětí babysitter der/die Babysitter(in) μπέιμπι σίτερ canguro lapsehoidja پرستار بچه lapsenvahti gardien/-ienne שְׁמַרטָף बच्चे की देखरेख करने वाला व्यक्ति čuvarica djece gyermekőrző penjaga bayi barnapía baby-sitter ベビーシッター 아기 봐주는 사람 (laikina) vaikų prižiūrėtoja aukle penjaga budak oppas barnevakt opiekunka do dziecka baby-sitter baby-sitter приходящая няня opatrovateľ, -ka; kto opatruje cudzie deti varuška bejbisiter barnvakt ผู้เลี้ยงเด็ก çocuk bakıcı 替人看孩子的人 няня, що приходить доглядати за дитиною بچے کی دیکھ بھال کرنے والا người 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, sessie جَلْسَه заседание (po)sezení omgang die Sitzung καθισιά, συνεδρίαση, συνεδρία sesión istung, istumine نشست istunto, istuma séance יְשִיבָה बैठक sjedenje, zasjedanje ülés kegiatan lota, törn seduta, tornata １回の期間 한번 앉기, 앉아 있는 한 동안의 시간, (의회의) 회기 prisėdimas, posėdis sēde sesi perbincangan dan seumpamanya zitting i ett strekk; møte, samling posiedzenie, sesja sessão şedinţă сидение; присест; заседание (po)sedenie zasedanje zasedanje [] sträck (svep), sittning การเข้านั่งประจำที่ oturum, oturma, oturuş 一段時間 засідання, сеанс نشست lần, 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, sitstaking إعْتِصام протестна демонстрация okupační akce sit-in-demonstration das Sit-in κατάληψη, καθιστική διαμαρτυρία manifestación, huelga hoone hõivamine تحصن rakennuksen valtaus manifestation, sit-in הַפגָנָת יְשִיבָה धरना mirna okupacija, sjedenje u znak protesta ülősztrájk aksi duduk (setu)mótmæli sit-in すわり込み 연좌(농성) sėdimasis streikas sēdošais streiks menjadi pemerhati sit{#169}in (protest)okkupasjon strajk okupacyjny ocupação mani­festaţie, protest занятие помещения в знак протеста protestná akcia demonstracija z zasedbo stavbe protest zauzimanjem prostora sittstrejk, ockupation การนั่งชุมนุมประท้วง oturma eylemi 靜坐抗議 сидячий страйк دھرنا cuộc biểu tình ngồi 静坐抗议

n ˈsitting-room

a room used mainly for sitting in. sitkamer غُرْفَة الجُلوس всекидневна obývací pokoj dagligstue das Wohnzimmer καθιστικό sala de estar, salón elutuba اتاق نشيمن olohuone salon חֲדַר מְגוּרִים बैठक कक्ष dnevna soba nappali(szoba) ruang duduk setustofa soggiorno, salotto 居間 거실 svetainė dzīvojamā istaba ruang rehat zitkamer stue, oppholdsrom salon sala de estar гостиная obývačka dnevna soba dnevna soba vardagsrum ห้องนั่งเล่น oturma odası 會客室，休息室 вітальня; загальна кімната بیٹھک phòng 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 teiken هَدَف بارِز неподвижна мишена snadný cíl oplagt offer leichtes Opfer εύκολος στόχος blanco fácil esimesena löögi all هدف بي دفاع helppo saalis victime toute désignée מַטָרָה נוֹחָה स्वाभाविक लक्ष्य laka meta könnyű célpont sasaran empuk auðvelt skotmark (facile bersaglio) ねらわれる人 (맞히기) 쉬운 표적 pirmutinis taikinys viegli ievainojams mērķis; viegls medījums sasaran yang mudah makkelijk doelwit lett/takknemlig offer łatwy cel alvo fácil pradă uşoară лёгкая добыча, лёгкая цель ľahký terč lahek plen glineni golubovi tacksamt offer, lätt byte เป้าหมาย savunmasız hedef 易受攻擊的(目標) нерухомий мішень خطرے کی زد میں mục 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, wag يَجْلِسُ جانِبا، لا يَتَدَخَّل облягам се složit ruce v klín læne sig tilbage sich zurücklehnen μένω αμέτοχος cruzarse de brazos end lõdvaks laskma دست روي دست گذاشتن olla puuttumatta asioihin se croiser rester à les bras לָנוּח आराम करना ostati po strani kényelembe helyezi magát, hátradől (és ölbe tett kézzel figyel) tidak ikut campur halda að sér höndum (restare impassibile) 傍観する 편안히 쉬다 laikytis nuošalyje sēdēt dīkā; bezdarbībā []vērot bersandar zich afzijdig houden forholde seg passiv, sitte med hendene i fanget przyjąć bierną postawę ficar de braços cruzados a se destinde, a se relaxa отстраняться, бездействовать zložiť si ruky do lona sedeti s prekrižanimi rokami zavaliti se luta sig tillbaka, sitta med armarna i kors หยุดและไม่เข้าร่วม sırtını dayayıp oturmak 不採取行動 байдикувати کمر ٹکا کر آرام لینا nghỉ 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 sit يَجْلِس сядам posadit (se) sidde ned; sætte ned (sich) hinsetzen κάθομαι, καθίζω κπ. sentar(se) istuma, istet pakkuma بنشينيد istuutua (s')asseoir לָשֶבֶת बैठ जाना sjesti, spustiti se leül duduk (láta) setjast sedersi 着席する 앉(히)다, 자리잡다 atsisėsti, pasodinti apsēsties; apsēdināt duduk gaan zitten, neerzetten sette seg, sitte ned siedzieć, sadzać sentar(-se) a se aşeza сажать; садиться posadiť (sa) sesti; posaditi sesti sitta (sätta) ner นั่งลง oturmak 就坐 сідати; садити بیٹھنا، تشریف رکھنا ngồi xuống 就坐

sit out

1 to remain seated during a dance Let's sit (this one) out. bly sit يَبْقى جالِسا أثْناء الرَّقْص оставам седнал vynechat (tanec) sidde over aussetzen δε σηκώνομαι να χορέψω no bailar tantsu ajal istuma, tantsu vahele jätma شركت نكردن در رقص jättää väliin tanssi sauter une danse לָשֶבֶת नृत्य के दौरान बैठे रहना prosjediti, ne ustajati cijelo vrijeme kihagy (egy táncot) tidak ikut dansa taka ekki þátt í (saltare un ballo) ダンスに加わらない (춤 등에) 참가하지 않다 prasėdėti nosēdēt līdz beigām tidak turut menari blijven zitten sitte over przesiedzieć não entrar na dança a nu dansa пропускать (танец) presedieť izpustiti (ples) sedeti do kraja sitta över นั่งพักหลังเต้นรำ (yerinde) oturmak 坐在一旁不參加(跳舞) не брати участі в танцях رقص کے دوران بیٹھے رہنا ngồi 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 bly يَبقى هادئا ومُنْتَظِرا не участвам в přečkat do konce holde ud til slutningen af bis zum Ende aushalten αφήνω κτ. να περάσει χωρίς να αναλάβω δράση aguantar (hasta el final) lõppu ära ootama به انتظار پايان چيزي نشستن odottaa jonkin loppua attendre la fin de לְהִישָׁאֵר निष्क्रिय बने रहना ne sudjelovati u čemu, ostati sjediti kivárja a végét tidak aktif þrauka (resistere fino alla fine) 終わりまでいる 가만히 기다리다; 수수방관하다 išlaukti nogaidīt; nepiedalīties (līdz kaut kā beigām) menunggu sehingga tamat uitzitten holde seg utenfor, holde ut przeczekać aguentar firme a rămâne/ a aştepta până la sfârşit пересидеть, переждать počkať do konca počakati na konec presedeti vänta ut, genomlida นั่งรอ sabırla oturup beklemek 一直坐到結束 пересидіти بغیر حرکت کسی چیز کے خاتمے کا انتظار کرنا không 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. wag يَبْقى ساكِنا، لا يقوم بِعَمَلٍ أو حَرَكَه седя кротко ani se nehnout ikke at gøre noget sich nicht vom Fleck rühren κάθομαι και περιμένω χωρίς να κάνω κτ. mantenerse en sus trece, quedarse en un sitio paigal püsima از جا تكان نخوردن pysyä paikoillaan ne pas bouger לא לַזוּז किसी एक मुद्रा में किसी को बैठा कर रखना nepokolebljivo ostati na svom mjestu lapít tidak bertindak sitja sem fastast (non fare nulla) じっとしている 버티다; 도사리고 꼼짝도 않다 į nieką nesivelti, tūnoti ausis suglaudus nemainīt nostāju; turēties pie sava sabar menunggu zich niet roeren bli hvor en er, ikke vike fra stedet nie ruszać się manter-se firme a rămâne ferm pe poziţie оставаться на том же месте, выжидать ani sa nepohnúť sedeti pri miru sedeti mirno ligga lågt, avvakta นิ่งเฉยไม่ทำอะไร kıpırdamadan oturmak 穩坐不動 твердо триматися; не здавати своїх позицій اپنی جگہ پر جمے رہنا ngồi lì 稳坐不动

sit up

1 to rise to a sitting position Can the patient sit up? regop sit يَقوم، يَقِف седя изправен vstát sidde op sich aufsetzen ανακάθομαι, ανασηκώνομαι incorporarse (en la cama), ponerse derecho istuma tõusma بلند شدن و نشستن nousta istumaan s'asseoir bien droit לְהִתרוֹמֵם לִישִיבָה व्यायाम, कसरत, उठने लेटने की कसरत uspraviti se, uspravno sjesti felül bangkit duduk setjast upp (tirarsi su a sedere) 起き上がる 일어나 앉다 atsisėsti piecelties sēdus stāvoklī duduk tegak opzitten sette seg opp, sitte wstawać, podnosić się sentar-se na cama a se ridica приподняться и сесть vstať pokonci sedeti podići se u sedeći položaj sätta sig upp นั่งตัวตรง doğrulup oturmak 坐起 підвестися в ліжку بیٹھنے کی حالت میں آنا ngồi thẳng lên 坐起

2 to remain awake, not going to bed I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you! wakkerbly يَسْهَر، يَبْقى مُسْتَيْقِظا будувам být vzhůru sidde oppe aufbleiben μένω ξύπνιος, ξαγρυπνώ quedarse levantado, no acostarse üleval istuma نشستن و نخوابيدن valvoa veiller לָשֶבֶת וּלְחַכּוֹת जागे रहना ostati dugo na nogama, ostati budan (sokáig) fennmarad tidak tidur vaka (stare alzato) 起きている 자지 않고 일어나 있다 užsisėdėti, neiti gulti palikt nomodā berjaga opblijven sitte oppe nie kłaść się spać ficar acordado a veghea не ложиться спать допоздна byť hore bedeti ostati budan sitta uppe นั่งอยู่จนดึก yatmayıp oturmak 熬夜 не лягати спати; засиджуватися до пізньої ночі بیدار رہنا thức khuya đợi 熬夜