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Động từ bất quy tắc (Base form/Past Simple/Past Participle): sit / sat / sat
Xem thêm: sit down, sit down, model, pose, posture, ride, baby-sit, seat, sit down
sit verb
1 on a chair, etc.
ADV. still Just sit still! | quietly He would sit quietly and watch what was happening. | comfortably | in silence We sat in silence for a few moments. | cross-legged, with your legs crossed The children sat cross-legged on the floor. She was sitting in her favourite chair with her legs crossed. | (bolt) upright He sat bolt upright, hands folded in front of him. | demurely, primly She sat demurely on the edge of her chair. | back, down | side by side, together
VERB + SIT let sb Surely someone would stand up and let her sit down? | gesture for/to sb to, motion (for/to) sb to He motioned the young officer to sit down.
PREP. astride sitting astride a horse | at He was sitting at his desk. | beside She went and sat beside him. | in He sat back in his chair and started to read. | on Can I sit on this chair? | opposite They sat opposite each other.
2 seem right/not seem right
ADV. comfortably, easily, well | uneasily
PREP. with His views did not sit comfortably with the management line.
v.
The object sat in the corner
When does the court of law sit?
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often
She never sat a horse!
Did you ever ride a camel?
The girl liked to drive the young mare
I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do
The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
