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How to pronounce sit
Say it like this: /sɪt/. Listen to real recordings below and compare how it sounds in different accents.
What does sit mean?
verbTo be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
“After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.”
To move oneself into such a position.
“I asked him to sit.”
To occupy a given position.
“The dishes are still sitting on the table!”
nounAn act of sitting.
Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
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