sit
/sɪt/verb
उच्चारण सिट
बैठना
Basic word
- 1
[I]
to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair
बैठना
- Please sit down.
- The children sat on the floor and listened to the story.
- Come and sit next to me on the sofa.
+ 1 more example
- He was sitting at his desk when the phone rang.
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¶Idioms 3
sit at sb's feet
to be a student or follower of sb famous
किसी के चरणों में बैठकर सीखना, किसी का शिष्य होना
- He sat at the feet of a great sitar maestro for twelve years.
- Young writers came to sit at her feet.
sit comfortably/easily/well (with sth/sb)
to seem right, natural or suitable in a particular place or situation; to be acceptable to sb
(किसी को) ठीक लगना, जँचना, गले उतरना
- His rude remarks did not sit well with the audience.
- The new rule sits uneasily with the idea of fairness.
sit in judgement (on/over/upon sb)
to decide whether sb's behaviour is right or wrong, especially when you have no right to do this
(किसी के बारे में) फ़ैसला सुनाने बैठना, किसी को परखना
- You have no right to sit in judgement on me.
- We should not sit in judgement over people we hardly know.
→Phrasal verbs 10
sit back
to relax in a chair; to relax and do nothing
आराम से बैठना; (कुछ न करके) हाथ पर हाथ धरे बैठना
- We can't just sit back and watch.
sit down
to move from a standing position to a sitting position
बैठ जाना
- Please sit down.
sit for sth
(British English) to take an exam
(परीक्षा में) बैठना
- She will sit for the board exams next year.
sit in on sth
to attend a meeting or class in order to watch, not to take part
(देखने के लिए) किसी बैठक या कक्षा में बैठना
- The principal sat in on our English class.
sit on sth
to delay dealing with something
(किसी काम को) लटकाए रखना
- The office has been sitting on my file for months.
sit sth out
to stay until the end of something unpleasant; to not take part in something
(अप्रिय चीज़ के) ख़त्म होने तक बैठे रहना; (किसी गतिविधि में) भाग न लेना
- I think I'll sit out the next game.
sit through sth
to stay until the end of something you find boring
(उबाऊ चीज़ को) अंत तक बैठकर झेलना
- We had to sit through a three-hour speech.
sit about/around
to spend time doing nothing very useful
बिना कुछ किए बेकार बैठे रहना
- I can't just sit around waiting for the results.
- They sat about all afternoon chatting.
sit by
to take no action to stop sth bad or wrong from happening
(ग़लत होते देखकर भी) चुपचाप बैठे रहना
- We cannot sit by and watch the forests disappear.
- How could you sit by while they bullied him?
sit in
to occupy a place as a protest
(विरोध में किसी जगह पर) धरना देना
- The workers sat in at the factory gate.
- Students sat in outside the vice-chancellor's office.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep apart, asked often: sit (intransitive: 'I sit'), seat (transitive, make somebody sit: 'Please be seated'; 'The hall seats 500'), and set (put something somewhere).
इन्हें अलग रखिए, अक्सर पूछा जाता है: sit (intransitive: 'I sit'), seat (transitive, किसी को बैठाना: 'Please be seated'; 'The hall seats 500'), और set (कुछ कहीं रखना)।
§Grammar and usage
Verb forms: sit, sat, sat.
Verb forms: sit, sat, sat।
British English: sit an exam (Indian English: appear for an exam).
British English में sit an exam (भारतीय English में appear for an exam)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sit on the fence (not take sides), sit tight (stay where you are), sit up (take notice).
Idioms: sit on the fence (किसी का पक्ष न लेना), sit tight (जहाँ हैं वहीं रहना), sit up (ध्यान देना)।