sitting
noun
[ ˈsɪtɪŋ ]
• 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"
sitting
adjective
• 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.
sit
verb
• 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"
Similar:
take a seat,
seat oneself,
settle down,
be seated,
take a chair,
perch,
install oneself,
ensconce oneself,
plant oneself,
plump oneself,
flop,
collapse,
sink down,
flump,
park oneself,
plonk oneself,
take a pew,
• be or remain in a particular position or state.
• "the fridge was sitting in a pool of water"
Similar:
be situated,
be located,
be positioned,
be sited,
be placed,
perch,
rest,
stand,
• (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"
• live in someone's house while they are away and look after their pet or pets.
• "Kelly had been cat-sitting for me"
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 .
