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sit

verb [T] (EXAM)
 
 
/sɪt/ (present tense sitting, past tense and past participle sat) mainly UK

Definition

B2 to take an exam: After I've sat my exams, I'm going on holiday.Australian English I sat for my exams today.Exams, tests and exercises
(Definition of sit verb (EXAM) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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