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sit

sit

Meaning of sit

English

to rest your weight on your bottom, e.g. on a chair

Русский

располагаться на стуле или другой поверхности

sit

Pronunciation

British English
/sɪt/
American English
/sɪt/

sit with Russian translation

Сочетания и примеры со словом sit

Типичные сочетания сгруппированы по смыслу. Зелёные слова можно открыть отдельно, чтобы продолжить изучение.

10 сочетаний

Садиться

Sitting down
sit down
садиться

I need to sit down after that long walk.

Мне нужно сесть после такой долгой прогулки.

sit at the table
сидеть за столом

We sit at the table together every evening.

Каждый вечер мы вместе сидим за столом.

  • Sit down, please.Садитесь, пожалуйста.
  • sit on a chairсидеть на стуле

Сидеть прямо и смирно

Sitting still and straight
sit still
сидеть смирно

The photographer asked us to sit still for a moment.

Фотограф попросил нас минутку посидеть смирно.

sit up
садиться прямо

Sit up, please, and put your phone away.

Сядь прямо, пожалуйста, и убери телефон.

  • sit uprightсидеть прямо

Сидеть удобно и рядом

Sitting back and side by side
sit back
откинуться назад

Sit back and enjoy the show.

Откиньтесь назад и наслаждайтесь представлением.

sit side by side
сидеть бок о бок

The twins sit side by side on the school bus.

Близнецы сидят бок о бок в школьном автобусе.

  • sit cross-leggedсидеть скрестив ноги

sit usage examples

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

I like to sit by the window.

Я люблю сидеть у окна.

🇬🇧English→🇷🇺Russian

We sit on the sofa every evening.

Каждый вечер мы сидим на диване.

sit synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between sit, sit down, perch, and lounge

sit down
🇬🇧English

the action of moving into a sitting position

A1very often

ENSit down and make yourself comfortable.

Advanced: broader words

P
🇬🇧English
perch

to sit on the edge of something narrow

B2rare word

ENShe perched on the edge of the bench.

🇬🇧English

to sit or lie in a lazy, relaxed way

B1rare word

ENHe lounged on the sofa all afternoon.

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Questions about this word

sit meaning: what does it mean?

to rest your weight on your bottom, e.g. on a chair

sit pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

sit is pronounced as /sɪt/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

sit definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

Я люблю сидеть у окна. Translation: I like to sit by the window.

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