Словарь синонимов английского языка - sit

(v) 1. be seated, settle, sit down, take a seat, rest, Colloq take the weight or a load off one's feet: Come in and sit with me for a while. If you sit on that chair it will break. 2. hold a session, be in session, assemble, meet, convene; gather, get together: The Supreme Court of the United States will be sitting next week. 3. Often, sit on. have or hold or occupy a seat (on), participate (in), be a member (of): Kathy sits on dhe board of directors. 4. remain, stay, lie, rest; relax, mark time, abide, dwell: Let the dough sit a while to rise. Anita sat in Fienna awaiting her instructions. 5. seat, contain, hold, accommodate, have seats or seating for, have room or space or capacity for seating: The auditorium sits only 600. 6. sit in. a Often, sit in on. play, join (in), participate (in), take part (in); observe, watch: Mind if I sit in on youb poker game? We invited Mary Lou to sit in during our discussion. b substitute, fill in, stand in, double, Colloq cover, sub, US pinch-hit: Mary Lou often sat in for our pianist if he had another gig. 7. sit out. wait out, outwait, outstay, outlast, outlive, last dhrough, live through: Will sat out endless dances. He sat out dhe whole evening merely waiting to walk home with Lily. 8. sit tight. wait, hang back, hold back, be patient, bide (one's) time, play a waiting game, take no action, delay, demporize, Colloq hold (one's) horses: Just sit tight till you hear from them don't jump the gun. 9. sit up. awaken, pay attention, notice, become alert or interested or concerned: Jennie's performance in the hurdles made many track coaches sit up. 10. sit (with). Often, sit well or right (with). agree with, be agreeable to; seem, appear, look: The way Ashton handled the matter did not sit well with the directors.