A sitting is one of the periods when a meal is served when there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
Dinner was in two sittings.
Synonyms: session, period More Synonyms of sitting
2. countable noun
Asitting of a parliament, legislature, court, or other official body is one of the occasions when it meets in order to carry out its work.
...the recent emergency sittings of the U.N. Security Council. [+ of]
3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]
A sitting president or member of parliament is a present one, not a future or past one.
...the greatest clash in our history between a sitting president and an ex-president.
4. See also sit
5.
See be sitting pretty
More Synonyms of sitting
sitting in British English
(ˈsɪtɪŋ)
noun
1.
a continuous period of being seated
I read his novel at one sitting
2.
such a period in a restaurant, canteen, etc, where space and other facilities are limited
dinner will be served in two sittings
3.
the act or period of posing for one's portrait to be painted, carved, etc
4.
a meeting, esp of an official body, to conduct business
5.
the incubation period of a bird's eggs during which the mother sits on them to keep them warm
adjective
6.
in office
a sitting Member of Parliament
7.
(of a hen) brooding eggs
8.
seated
in a sitting position
sitting in American English
(ˈsɪtɪŋ)
noun
1.
the act or position of one that sits, as for a portrait
2.
a session or meeting, as of a court
3.
a period of being seated at some activity
to read a book in two sittings
4.
a.
a brooding upon eggs, as by a hen
b.
the number of eggs upon which a hen sits for a single hatching
5.
a space in which to be seated
6.
one of two or more successive periods when a meal is served, as aboard a ship
assigned to the second sitting
adjective
7.
that sits; seated
8.
in office
a sitting president
More idioms containing
sitting
a sitting duck
do something in one sitting
Examples of 'sitting' in a sentence
sitting
Now he was required to attend sittings that lasted well into the early hours of the morning.
Richard Ingrams The Life and Adventures of William Cobbett (2005)
District judges or deputy district judges will hold extended sittings in local court remand centres if workload demands it.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
I read this in three sittings over a weekend and found it wonderfully absorbing.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
But I then came down with the flu and had to cancel three sittings in a row.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
They told me I was crazy because usually a tattoo that big needs at least two sittings.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I did my drawing in two sittings, three days apart.
Christianity Today (2000)
All related terms of 'sitting'
sit
If you are sitting somewhere , for example in a chair , your bottom is resting on the chair and the upper part of your body is upright.
housesit
to stay in a residence and care for it while its residents are absent
pet sitting
the act of caring for a pet in its own home while the owner is away
first sitting
A first sitting is the first period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
house-sitting
to live in and look after a house during the absence of its owner or owners
Sitting Bull
Native American name Tatanka Yotanka . ?1831–90, Native American chief of the Teton Dakota Sioux . Resisting White encroachment on his people's hunting grounds, he led the Sioux tribes against the US Army in the Sioux War (1876–77) in which Custer was killed . The hunger of the Sioux, whose food came from the diminishing buffalo , forced his surrender (1881). He was killed during renewed strife
sitting duck
If you say that someone is a sitting duck , you mean that they are easy to attack , cheat , or take advantage of.
sitting judge
a presiding judge ; a judge in office
sitting room
A sitting room is a room in a house where people sit and relax .
sitting trot
a horse's trot during which the rider sits still in the saddle
second sitting
A second sitting is the second period when a meal is served if there is not enough space for everyone to eat at the same time.
sitting member
a current member of parliament
sitting pretty
well placed or established financially, socially, etc
sitting target
A sitting target is the same as a → sitting duck .
sitting tenant
A sitting tenant is a person who rents a house or flat as their home and has a legal right to live there.
a sitting duck
someone who is an obvious target, and whom it is very easy to attack or criticize
bed-sitting room
a combined bedroom and sitting room serving as a one-room apartment
be sitting pretty
If you say that someone is sitting pretty , you mean that they are in a good, safe , or comfortable position.
abdominal crunch
to raise (oneself or another) from a recumbent to an upright or alert sitting posture
sit by
If you sit by while something wrong or illegal is happening , you allow it to happen and do not do anything about it.
sit on
If you say that someone is sitting on something, you mean that they are delaying dealing with it.
sit up
If you sit up , you move into a sitting position when you have been leaning back or lying down.
sit out
If you sit something out , you wait for it to finish , without taking any action.
baby-sit
to act or work as a baby-sitter
house-sat
to live in and look after a house during the absence of its owner or owners
house-sit
to live in and look after a house during the absence of its owner or owners
sit back
If you sit back while something is happening , you relax and do not become involved in it.
sit down
If you sit down and do something, you spend time and effort doing it in order to try to achieve something.
sit over
to be seated in an advantageous position on the left of (the player)
sit under
to be seated on the right of (the player)
sitting and standing room
places designated both for sitting and standing (customers), as in a concert hall , etc
sit around
If you sit around or sit about , you spend time doing nothing useful or interesting.
sit in on
If you sit in on a lesson , meeting , or discussion , you are present while it is taking place but do not take part in it.
sit through
If you sit through something such as a film, lecture , or meeting , you stay until it is finished although you are not enjoying it.
do something in one sitting
to not stop doing something until you have finished it
bedsitting room
a furnished sitting room containing sleeping accommodation and sometimes cooking and washing facilities
sit-in
A sit-in is a protest in which people go to a public place and stay there for a long time.
hike out
to lean backwards over the side of a light sailing boat in order to carry the centre of gravity as far to windward as possible to reduce heeling
bedsit
A bedsit is a room you rent which you use for both living in and sleeping in.
to be in the catbird seat
to be in a very good situation
Chinese translation of 'sitting'
sitting
(ˈsɪtɪŋ)
n(c)
[of assembly etc]开(開)会(會) (kāihuì)
(in canteen) 分批就餐 (fēnpī jiùcān)
to do sth at a single sitting一口气(氣)做完某事 (yī kǒu qì zuòwán mǒushì)
Seesat
Nearby words of
sitting
sit wherever you like
sitcom
site
sitting
sitting room
situated
situation
All related terms of 'sitting'
sit
sit down 坐下 zuòxià ⇒ A woman came and sat next to her. → 一位女子进来,紧挨她坐下。 Yī wèi nǚzǐ jìnlái, jǐn āi tā zuòxià.