sit
part of speech
verb (sit, sits, sat, sitting)
meaning for a pupil
1) To sit is to rest your body on a seat or on the ground, with your weight on your bottom. tree →
2) To sit is to be in a place without moving, as in «the box sat in the hall». tree →
3) To sit a test or an exam (UK) is to take it. tree →
4) To sit for a dog is to put its bottom down when told. tree →
sense 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 →
- 4 children sit at each table. tree →
- How many people are sitting? tree →
- Then 2 more birds came to sit. tree →
- Please sit down and open your books. tree →
- Sit up straight at your desk. tree →
- I sat next to my best friend. tree →
- The dog will sit when you say «sit». tree →
- She will sit her exams in June. tree →
- The old car sat in the garage for years. tree →
- "Sit here, and await the bridegroom. tree →
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 the corpora
- In Manchester, Mum sits with the phone at 7.59, ready to ring the surgery the second it opens.
- Picture a living room in Melbourne: Dad sits you down and says, "Grandad is dying.
- Tired adults often push on all day and only stop when they sit down, and a good night's sleep usually fixes it.
- Prince Philip died on 9 April 2021 aged 99, and the Queen sat alone at his funeral because of Covid distancing rules.
- Mum switches the telly off, sits down and pulls her in.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «sit» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.