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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SIT, v.i. pret. sat; old pp. sitten [L. sedeo.]
1. To rest upon the buttocks, as animals; as, to sit on a sofa or on the ground.
2. To perch; to rest on the feet; as fowls.
3. To occupy a seat or place in an official capacity. The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat. Matthew 23.
4. To be in a state of rest or idleness. Shall your brethren go to war, and shall ye sit here? Numbers 32.
5. To rest, lie or bear on, as a weight or burned; as, grief sits heavy on his heart.
6. To settle; to rest; to abide. Pale horror sat on each Arcadian face.
7. To incubate; to cover and warm eggs for hatching; as a fowl. As the partridge sitteth on eggs and hatcheth them not- Jeremiah 17.
8. To be adjusted; to be, with respect to fitness or unfitness; as, a coat sits well or ill. This new and gorgeous garment, majesty, sits not so easy on me as you think.
9. To be placed in order to be painted; as, to sit for one's picture.
10. To be in any situation or condition. Suppose all the church lands to be thrown up to the laity; would the tenants sit easier in their rents than now?
11. To hold a session; to be officially engaged in public business; as judges, legislators or officers of any kind. The house of commons sometimes sits till late at night. The judges or the courts sit in Westminster hall. The commissioners sit every day.
12. To exercise authority; as, to sit in judgment. One council sits upon life and death.
13. To be in any assembly or council as a member; to have a seat.
14. To be in a local position. The wind sits fair. [Unusual]
To sit at meat, to be at table for eating.
To sit down,
1. to place one's self on a chair or other seat; as, to sit down at a meal.
2. To begin a siege. The enemy sat down before the town.
3. To settle; to fix a permanent abode.
4. To rest; to cease as satisfied. Here we cannot sit down, but still proceed in our search.
To sit out, to be without engagement or employment. [Little used.]
To sit up,
1. To rise or be raised from a recumbent posture. He that was dead sat up, and began to speak. Luke 7.
2. Not to go to bed; as, to sit up late at night; also, to watch; as, to sit up with a sick person.
SIT, v.t.
1. To keep the seat upon. He sits a horse well. [This phrase is elliptical.]
2. To sit me down, To sit him down, to sit them down, equivalent to I seated myself, _ c. are familiar phrases used by good writers, though deviation from strict propriety. They sat them down to weep.
3. "The court was sat," an expression of Addison, is a gross impropriety.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: be seated [syn: sit, sit down] [ant: lie, stand, stand up]
2: be around, often idly or without specific purpose; "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour" [syn: sit, sit around]
3: take a seat [syn: sit down, sit] [ant: arise, get up, rise, stand up, uprise]
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, sit, 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, sit]
7: be located or situated somewhere; "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"
8: work or act as a baby-sitter; "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do" [syn: baby-sit, sit]
9: show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" [syn: seat, sit, sit down]
10: serve in a specific professional capacity; "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"

Merriam Webster's

I. verb (sat; sitting) Etymology: Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old High German sizzen to sit, Latin sed?re, Greek hezesthai to sit, hedra seat Date: before 12th century intransitive verb 1. a. to rest on the buttocks or haunches <sit in a chair> — often used with down b. perch, roost 2. to occupy a place as a member of an official body <sit in Congress> 3. to hold a session ; be in session for official business 4. to cover eggs for hatching ; brood 5. a. to take a position for having one's portrait painted or for being photographed b. to serve as a model 6. archaic to have one's dwelling place ; dwell 7. a. to lie or hang relative to a wearer <the collar sits awkwardly> b. to affect one with or as if with weight <the food sat heavily on his stomach> 8. lie, rest <a kettle sitting on the stove> 9. a. to have a location <the house sits well back from the road> b. of wind to blow from a certain direction 10. to remain inactive or quiescent <the car sits in the garage> 11. to take an examination 12. babysit 13. to please or agree with one — used with with and an adverb <the decision did not sit well with me> transitive verb 1. to cause to be seated ; place on or in a seat — often used with down 2. to sit on (eggs) 3. to keep one's seat on <sit a horse> 4. to provide seats or seating room for II. noun Date: 1776 1. the manner in which a garment fits 2. an act or period of sitting

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which the body is supported more or less upright by the buttocks resting on the ground or a raised seat etc., with the thighs usu. horizontal. 2 tr. cause to sit; place in a sitting position. 3 intr. a (of a bird) perch. b (of an animal) rest with the hind legs bent and the body close to the ground. 4 intr. (of a bird) remain on its nest to hatch its eggs. 5 intr. a be engaged in an occupation in which the sitting position is usual. b (of a committee, legislative body, etc.) be engaged in business. c (of an individual) be entitled to hold some office or position (sat as a magistrate). 6 intr. (usu. foll. by for) pose in a sitting position (for a portrait). 7 intr. (foll. by for) be a Member of Parliament for (a constituency). 8 tr. & (foll. by for) intr. Brit. be a candidate for (an examination). 9 intr. be in a more or less permanent position or condition (esp. of inactivity or being out of use or out of place). 10 intr. (of clothes etc.) fit or hang in a certain way. 11 tr. keep or have one's seat on (a horse etc.). 12 intr. act as a babysitter. 13 intr. (often foll. by before) (of an army) take a position outside a city etc. to besiege it. --n. the way a dress etc. sits on a person. Phrases and idioms: be sitting pretty be comfortably or advantageously placed. make a person sit up colloq. surprise or interest a person. sit at a person's feet be a person's pupil. sit at home be inactive. sit back relax one's efforts. sit by look on without interfering. sit down 1 sit after standing. 2 cause to sit. 3 (foll. by under) submit tamely to (an insult etc.). sit-down adj. (of a meal) eaten sitting at a table. sit-down strike a strike in which workers refuse to leave their place of work. sit heavy on the stomach take a long time to be digested. sit in 1 occupy a place as a protest. 2 (foll. by for) take the place of. 3 (foll. by on) be present as a guest or observer at (a meeting etc.). sit-in n. a protest involving sitting in. sit in judgement assume the right of judging others; be censorious. sit loosely on not be very binding. sit on 1 be a member of (a committee etc.). 2 hold a session or inquiry concerning. 3 colloq. delay action about (the government has been sitting on the report). 4 colloq. repress or rebuke or snub (felt rather sat on). sit on the fence see FENCE. sit on one's hands 1 take no action. 2 refuse to applaud. sit out 1 take no part in (a dance etc.). 2 stay till the end of (esp. an ordeal). 3 sit outdoors. 4 outstay (other visitors). sit tight colloq. 1 remain firmly in one's place. 2 not be shaken off or move away or yield to distractions. sit up 1 rise from a lying to a sitting position. 2 sit firmly upright. 3 go to bed later than the usual time. 4 colloq. become interested or aroused etc. sit-up n. a physical exercise in which a person sits up without raising the legs from the ground. sit up and take notice colloq. have one's interest aroused, esp. suddenly. sit-upon colloq. the buttocks. sit well have a good seat in riding. sit well on suit or fit. Etymology: OE sittan f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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. [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.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.]

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(sits, sitting, sat) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you are sitting somewhere, for example in a chair, your bottom is resting on the chair and the upper part of your body is upright. Mother was sitting in her chair in the kitchen... They sat there in shock and disbelief... They had been sitting watching television... He was unable to sit still for longer than a few minutes. VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv, V, V adj, also V 2. When you sit somewhere, you lower your body until you are sitting on something. He set the cases against a wall and sat on them... When you stand, they stand; when you sit, they sit. VERB: V prep/adv, V • Sit down means the same as sit. I sat down, stunned... Hughes beckoned him to sit down on the sofa. PHRASAL VERB: V P, V P prep/adv 3. If you sit someone somewhere, you tell them to sit there or put them in a sitting position. He used to sit me on his lap... VERB: V n prep/adv • To sit someone down somewhere means to sit them there. She helped him out of the water and sat him down on the rock... They sat me down and had a serious discussion about sex. PHRASAL VERB: V n P prep/adv, V n P 4. If you sit an examination, you do it. (BRIT; in AM, use take) June and July are the traditional months for sitting exams. = take VERB: V n 5. If you sit on a committee or other official group, you are a member of it. He was asked to sit on numerous committees... VERB: no cont, V on/in n 6. When a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body sits, it officially carries out its work. (FORMAL) Parliament sits for only 28 weeks out of 52... VERB: V 7. If a building or object sits in a particular place, it is in that place. (WRITTEN) Our new house sat next to a stream... On the table sat a box decorated with little pearl triangles. = stand VERB: V prep/adv, V prep/adv 8. see also sitting 9. If you sit tight, you remain in the same place or situation and do not take any action, usually because you are waiting for something to happen. Sit tight. I'll be right back... to sit on the fence: see fence PHRASE: V inflects

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. n. 1. Be seated, have a seat. 2. Perch (as a bird). 3. Stay, be, remain. 4. Rest, remain, repose, abide. 5. Rest, lie, bear on. 6. Dwell, settle, rest, abide, be placed, have a seat. 7. Brood (as fowls), incubate. 8. Fit, be adjusted, suit, become, be suited. 9. Hold a session, be convened.

Airports

Landing Facility Type	AIRPORT
Airport Code	SIT
EFF_DATE	02/16/2006
FAA Region	AAL
FAA District	NONE
State	AK
State	ALASKA
County	SITKA
County State	AK
City Name	SITKA
Full Name	SITKA ROCKY GUTIERREZ
Owner Type	PU
Facility Use	PU
Facility City, State, Zip	"JUNEAU, AK 99801-7999"
Elevation	21
Aeronautical chart on which the airport facility appears	JUNEAU
Distance from the central business district of the associated city to the airport in nautical miles	00
Direction of airport from the central business district of the associated city	W
Airport Certification Type and Date	I BS 05/1973
NASP/Federal Agreement Code	NGPY
Customs international airport	N
Customs Landing Rights Airport	Y
Joint Use	N
Military Landing Rights	Y
MIL_INT	R
Control Tower	N
Based Single Engine General Aviation Aircraft	021
Based Multi-engine general aviation aircraft	002
Based Military Aircraft	003
Based Ultralight aircraft	004
Commercial Services	001800
Air Taxi	010000
General Aviation, Local Operations	003000
General Aviation - Itinerant Operations	007000
Military Aircraft Operations	001300
Latitude	57.0471388889
Longitude	-135.3616111111
State FIPS code	02
State Postal Code	AK
Total domestic enplanements (inbound plus outbound)	76150
Version	09

Moby Thesaurus

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