sitten


sitten

(ˈsɪtən) adjdialect Scot and Northern English in the saddle

sit

(sɪt)

v. sat, sat, sit•ting. v.i. 1. to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated (often fol. by down). 2. to be located or situated: The house sits on a cliff. 3. to rest or lie (usu. fol. by on or upon): An aura of greatness sits upon her. 4. to place oneself in position for an artist, photographer, etc.; pose. 5. to remain quiet or inactive: Let the matter sit. 6. (of a bird) to cover eggs with the body for hatching; brood. 7. to fit or hang, as a garment. 8. to occupy an official seat or have an official capacity, as a legislator. 9. to be convened or in session, as an assembly. 10. to take care of something or someone like a baby-sitter (usu. used in combination): to plant-sit for the neighbors. 11. to blow from the indicated direction: a wind sitting in the west. 12. to be accepted or considered in the way indicated: His answer didn't sit right with us. 13. to be acceptable to the stomach: My breakfast didn't sit too well. v.t. 14. to cause to sit; seat (often fol. by down): Sit yourself down. 15. to sit astride or keep one's seat on (a horse or other animal). 16. to provide seating accommodations or room for; seat: Our table only sits six people. 17. to baby-sit for. 18. sit in on, to be a spectator, observer, or visitor at. 19. sit on or upon, a. to inquire into or deliberate over: A coroner's jury sat on the case. b. to put off for a time; postpone. c. to check; squelch: to sit on nasty rumors. 20. sit out, a. to stay to the end of. b. to stay, wait, or endure longer than: to sit out one's rivals. c. to keep one's seat during (a dance, competition, etc.); fail to participate in. 21. sit up, a. to rise from a supine to a sitting position. b. to sit upright; hold oneself erect. c. to be awake and active during one's usual sleep time: to sit up all night playing solitaire. d. to become interested; take notice. Idioms: 1. sit on one's hands, a. to fail to applaud. b. to fail to take appropriate action. 2. sit pretty, to be in a comfortable situation: He's been sitting pretty ever since he got that new job. 3. sit tight, to take no action; wait. [before 900; Middle English sitten, Old English sittan, c. Old Frisian sitta, Old High German sizzan, Old Norse sitja; akin to Gothic sitan, Latin sedēre, Greek hézesthai] usage: See set.