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sitting

sit·ting
S s

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sit-ing]
    • /ˈsɪt ɪŋ/
    • /ˈsɪt.ɪŋ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sit-ing]
    • /ˈsɪt ɪŋ/

Definitions of sitting word

  • noun sitting the act of a person or thing that sits. 1
  • noun sitting a period of remaining seated, as in posing for a portrait or reading a book. 1
  • noun sitting the space on or in which one sits, as in a church. 1
  • noun sitting a brooding, as of a hen upon eggs; incubation. 1
  • noun sitting the number of eggs on which a bird sits during a single hatching; clutch. 1
  • noun sitting a session, as of a court or legislature. 1
See all 58 definitions of sitting

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Origin of sitting

First appearance:

before 1175
One of the 8% oldest English words
Middle English word dating back to 1175-1225; See origin at sit1, -ing1, -ing2

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Sitting

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Sitting

sitting popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

sitting usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for sitting

adj sitting

  • desk-bound — engaged in or involving sedentary work, as at an office desk
  • deskbound — doing sedentary work; working exclusively at a desk.

adjective sitting

  • desk — A desk is a table, often with drawers, which you sit at to write or work.
  • occupying — to take or fill up (space, time, etc.): I occupied my evenings reading novels.
All 4 Synonyms of sitting

Antonyms for sitting

adj sitting

  • face down — Also, face-down. Informal. a direct confrontation; showdown.
Just one Antonym for sitting

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Related words

  • session

    the sitting together of a court, council, legislature, or the like, for conference or the transaction of business: Congress is now in session.

  • seat

    something designed to support a person in a sitting position, as a chair, bench, or pew; a place on or in which one sits.

  • ephedra

    An evergreen shrub of warm, arid regions that has trailing or climbing stems and tiny, scalelike leaves . Some kinds are a source of ephedrine and are used medicinally.

  • sedentary

    characterized by or requiring a sitting posture: a sedentary occupation.

  • sit-down

    done or accomplished while sitting down: sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.

  • sitting duck

    a helpless or easy target or victim: a sitting duck for shady financial schemes.
All related words to sitting

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