sit
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[ sit ]
/ sɪt /
verb (used without object), sat or (Archaic) sate; sat or (Archaic) sit·ten; sit·ting.
verb (used with object), sat or (Archaic) sate; sat or (Archaic) sit·ten; sit·ting.
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1usage note for sit
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set.
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Definition for sit (2 of 3)
sit
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[ sit ]
/ sɪt /
verb
(in prescriptions) may it be.
Origin of sit
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From Latin
Definition for sit (3 of 3)
sicut patribus, sit Deus nobis
[ see-koo t pah-tri-boo s, sit de-oo s noh-bis; English sik-uh t pa-truh-buh s, sit dee-uh s noh-bis, dey-uh s ]
/ ˈsi kʊt ˈpɑ trɪˌbʊs, sɪt ˈdɛ ʊs ˈnoʊ bɪs; English ˈsɪk ət ˈpæ trə bəs, sɪt ˈdi əs ˈnoʊ bɪs, ˈdeɪ əs /
Latin.
as with our fathers, may God be with us: motto of Boston.
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British Dictionary definitions for sit (1 of 2)
sit
/ (sɪt) /
verb sits, sitting or sat (mainly intr)
Word Origin for sit
Old English
sittan; related to Old Norse
sitja, Gothic
sitan, Old High German
sizzen, Latin
sedēre to sit, Sanskrit
sīdati he sits
British Dictionary definitions for sit (2 of 2)
SIT
/ text messaging /
abbreviation for
stay in touch
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