sitting
Meaning of sitting
- a continuous period of being seated, especially when engaged in a particular activity.
twenty pieces of music is a bit much to take in at one sitting
- a scheduled period of time when a number of people are served a meal, especially in a restaurant.
there will be two sittings for Christmas lunch
- a period of time during which a committee or parliament is engaged in its normal business.
all-night sittings of Parliament
- in a seated position.
a sitting position
- (of an MP or other elected representative) current; present.
the resignation of the sitting member
- (of a hen or other bird) settled on eggs for the purpose of incubating them.
- adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright.
I sat next to him at dinner
you can sit wherever you like
- be or remain in a particular position or state.
the fridge was sitting in a pool of water
- (of a parliament, committee, court of law, etc.) be engaged in its business.
Parliament continued sitting until March 16
- take (an examination).
pupils are required to sit nine subjects at GCSE
he was about to sit for his Cambridge entrance exam
- live in someone's house while they are away and look after their pet or pets.
Kelly had been cat-sitting for me
I puppy-sat for Katie a couple of weeks ago
Old English sittan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zitten, German sitzen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sedere and Greek hezesthai .
Information about sitting
- The plural form of sitting is: sittings.
- Languages in which sitting is used:
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Hyphenation of sitting
sit-ting
- It consists of 2 syllables and 7 chars.
- sitting is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
sitting synonyms
Meaning seated:
Meaning posing:
Meaning seance:
Meaning (of a person) tending to spend much time seated; somewhat inactive:
Meaning (of a bird) alight or rest on something:
Meaning fall, move, or hang in a loose and ungainly way:
Meaning (of a structure) suddenly fall down or give way:
Meaning fall or sit down heavily:
Meaning place (something) so that it is supported in a specified position:
Meaning (of an object, building, or settlement) be situated in a particular place or position:
Meaning arrange or happen to come into the presence or company of (someone):
Meaning (of people) gather together in one place for a common purpose:
Meaning come or bring together for a meeting or activity; assemble:
sitting antonyms
Meaning (of a jump or a start in a running race) performed from rest or an upright position, without a run-up or the use of starting blocks:
Meaning have or maintain an upright position, supported by one's feet:
Meaning move from a lower position to a higher one; come or go up:
Words that rhyme with sitting
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