Tra từ sit - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

sit [sit sits sat sitting] BrE [sɪt] NAmE [sɪt] verb (sit·ting, sat, satBrE [sæt] ; NAmE [sæt] )

ON CHAIR, ETC.
1. intransitive to rest your weight on your bottom with your back vertical, for example on/in a chair
• She sat and stared at the letter in front of her.
•+ adv./prep. May I sit here?
•Just sit still!
•He went and sat beside her.
•She was sitting at her desk.
•She always sits in that chair.
•It's too cold to sit outside.
•~ doing sth We sat talking for hours.
see also ↑sit down
2. transitive ~ sb + adv./prep. to put sb in a sitting position
•He lifted the child and sat her on the wall.
•She sat him down in front of the fire with a hot drink.

OF THINGS
3. intransitive to be in a particular place
•+ adv./prep. A large bus was sitting outside.
• The pot was sitting in a pool of water.
•The jacket sat beautifully on her shoulders (= fitted well).
•+ adj. The box sat unopened on the shelf.

HAVE OFFICIAL POSITION
4. intransitive to have an official position as sth or as a member of sth
•~ as sth He was sitting as a temporary judge.
•They both sat as MPs in the House of Commons.
•~ in/on sth She sat on a number of committees.
•~ for sth For years he sat for Henley (= was the MP for that ↑constituency ).

OF PARLIAMENT, ETC.
5. intransitive (of a parliament, committee, court of law, etc.)to meet in order to do official business
•Parliament sits for less than six months of the year.

EXAM
6. transitive, intransitive (rather formal)to do an exam: (BrE)~ sth Candidates will sit the examinations in June.
• Most of the students sit at least 5 GCSEs.
• (especially NAmE)~ for sth He was about to sit for his entrance exam.

OF BIRD
7. intransitive (+ adv./prep.) to rest on a branch, etc. or to stay on a nest to keep the eggs warm

OF DOG
8. intransitive to sit on its bottom with its front legs straight
•Rover! Sit!

TAKE CARE OF CHILDREN
9. intransitive ~ (for sb) = ↑babysit
•Who's sitting for you?
see also ↑house-sit
more at sit/stand bolt upright at ↑bolt _adv., rest/sit on your laurels at ↑laurel, sit/stand silently by at ↑silently
Idioms: ↑sit at somebody's feet ▪ sit comfortably/easily/well ▪ ↑sit in judgement ▪ ↑sit on the fence ▪ ↑sit tight ▪ ↑sitting pretty
Derived: ↑sit about ▪ ↑sit back ▪ ↑sit by ▪ ↑sit down ▪ ↑sit down and do something ▪ ↑sit for somebody ▪ ↑sit in for somebody ▪ ↑sit in on something ▪ ↑sit on something ▪ ↑sit somebody up ▪ ↑sit something out ▪ ↑sit through something ▪ ↑sit up ▪ ↑sit yourself down
Verb forms:

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.

Thesaurus:
sit verb I
•May I sit here?
sit down • • take a seat • • perch • • sprawl • |formal be seated • • recline •
Opp: stand (up)
sit/sit down/take a seat/perch/sprawl/be seated/recline on sth
sit/sit down/take a seat/sprawl/be seated in sth

Grammar Point:
sit
You can use on, in and at with sit. You sit on a chair, a step, the edge of the table, etc. You sit in an armchair. If you are sitting at a table, desk, etc. you are sitting in a chair close to it, usually so that you can eat a meal, do some work, etc.

Synonyms:
sit
sit down • be seated • take a seat • perch
These words all mean to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair.
sit • to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair: ▪ May I sit here? ◇ ▪ Sit still, will you!
Sit is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how sb sits, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what sb does while they are sitting: ▪ We sat talking for hours.
sit down/ • sit yourself down • to move from a standing position to a sitting position: ▪ Please sit down. ◇ ▪ Come in and sit yourselves down.
be seated • (formal) to be sitting: ▪ She was seated at the head of the table.
Be seated is often used as a formal way of inviting sb to sit down: ▪ Please be seated.
take a seat • to sit down Take a seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting sb to sit down: ▪ Please take a seat.
perch • (rather informal) to sit on sth, especially on the edge of sth: ▪ She perched herself on the edge of the bed.
Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where sb is perching.
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on sth
to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in sth

Example Bank:
•Can I sit on this chair?
•Elmer was happily sitting in his high chair.
•He motioned the young officer to sit down.
•He sat bolt upright, hands folded in front of him.
•He simply sat there not speaking.
•He was sitting against the wall.
•He was sitting at his desk.
•He would sit quietly and watch what was happening.
•How can you sit back and watch him suffer?
•I hate to be sitting around doing nothing.
•I recently had a chance to sit down with Britain's Foreign Secretary.
•Joan sat back in her chair.
•Just sit back and enjoy the show.
•Please sit down and let me talk to you.
•She just sat there staring into space.
•She sat demurely on the edge of her chair.
•She sat under an apple tree.
•She slowly sat up and looked around.
•She was sitting astride a horse.
•She was sitting in her chair with her legs crossed.
•She went and sat beside him.
•Surely someone would stand up and let her sit down?
•The children sat cross-legged on the floor.
•The kids sat around a campfire.
•The manager sat behind his desk.
•Their actions have forced us to sit up and take notice.
•They sat opposite each other.
•We can't sit idly by and let this happen.
•We sat at a table in the corner.
•We sat in silence for a few moments.
•He sat and stared at the letter in front of him.
•I was sitting at my desk, gazing out of the window.
•She sat back and stretched out her legs.
•Sit still, will you!
•Sit up straight— don't slouch.