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1 sit
[sɪt] present participle sitting: past tense, past participle sat [sæt] verb1) to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated:يَجْلِسThey sat me in the chair and started asking questions.
2) to lie or rest; to have a certain position:يَسْتَقِرThe parcel is sitting on the table.
يكونُ عُضْوا ، يَشْتَرِكُ فيHe sat on several committees.
4) (of birds) to perch:يَرْقُدAn owl was sitting in the tree by the window.
5) to undergo (an examination).يَتَقَدَّم إلى الإمْتِحان6) to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken:يَجْلِس أمام الرَّسّام لِيُصَوِّرَهShe is sitting for a portrait/photograph.
7) (of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session:يَعْقِد جَلْسَتَهParliament sits from now until Christmas.
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2 seat
[siːt]1. noun1) something for sitting on:مَقْعَدAre there enough seats for everyone?
2) the part of a chair etc on which the body sits:كُرْسيThis chair-seat is broken.
3) (the part of a garment covering) the buttocks:قَفا، مُؤَخَّرَه، عَجْزa hole in the seat of his trousers.
4) a place in which a person has a right to sit:مَقْعَد للجُلوسa seat on the board of the company.
مَرْكِز، مَكان مَرْكِزيUniversities are seats of learning.
2. verb1) to cause to sit down:يُجْلِسI seated him in the armchair.
2) to have seats for:يُجْلِس، يَتَّسِع لِOur table seats eight.
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