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[sit]present participle - sitting; verb1) (to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: He likes sitting on the floor; They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.) sitja2) (to lie or rest; to have a certain position: The parcel is sitting on the table.) vera staðsettur (liggja, standa, hanga)3) ((with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): He sat on several committees.) eiga sæti í4) ((of birds) to perch: An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.) sitja5) (to undergo (an examination).) gangast undir6) (to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.) sitja fyrir7) ((of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: Parliament sits from now until Christmas.) starfa, sitja•- sitter- sitting
- sit-in
- sitting-room
- sitting target
- sitting duck
- sit back
- sit down
- sit out
- sit tight
- sit up
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