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English verb: sit | |||
| 1. | sit (contact) be seated | ||
| Examples | The children sit in the rocking chair, There sit some children in the rocking chair | ||
| Synonyms | sit down | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crouch, hunker, hunker down, lounge, perch, rest, roost, scrunch, scrunch up, sprawl, squat | ||
| Entail | sit, sit down | ||
| Verb group | seat, sit, sit, sit down, sit down | ||
| Antonyms | stand, lie, stand up | ||
| 2. | sit (stative) be around, often idly or without specific purpose | ||
| Samples | The object sat in the corner. We sat around chatting for another hour. | ||
| Synonyms | sit around | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 3. | sit (motion) take a seat | ||
| Synonyms | sit down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change posture | ||
| Verb group | sit, sit down | ||
| Antonyms | get up, stand up, arise, rise, uprise | ||
| 4. | sit (motion) be in session | ||
| Samples | When does the court of law sit?. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | convene | ||
| 5. | sit (perception) assume a posture as for artistic purposes | ||
| Samples | We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often. | ||
| Synonyms | model, pose, posture | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | display, exhibit, expose | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ramp | ||
| Domain category | art, artistic creation, artistic production | ||
| 6. | sit (motion) sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions | ||
| Samples | She never sat a horse!. Did you ever ride a camel?. The girl liked to drive the young mare. | ||
| Synonyms | ride | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, locomote, move, travel | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | canter, extend, gallop, outride, override, prance, ride herd, ride horseback | ||
| Verb group | ride | ||
| Domain category | horseback riding, riding | ||
| 7. | sit (stative) be located or situated somewhere | ||
| Samples | The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something is ----ing PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | be | ||
| 8. | sit (social) work or act as a baby-sitter | ||
| Samples | I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do. | ||
| Synonyms | baby-sit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | guard | ||
| 9. | sit (contact) show to a seat; assign a seat for | ||
| Samples | The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith. | ||
| Synonyms | seat, sit down | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reseat | ||
| Cause | sit, sit down | ||
| Verb group | sit, sit down | ||
| 10. | sit (competition) serve in a specific professional capacity | ||
| Samples | The priest sat for confession. She sat on the jury. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | serve | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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