sit
/sɪt/ verb (present participle sitting, past tense and past participle sat)Translation
BODY POSITION [I] › to be in a position with the weight of your body on your bottom and the top part of your body up, for example, on a chair
oturmak
Emma was sitting on a stool. The children sat at the table by the window. We sat by the river and had a picnic.1943MOVE BODY [I] ( also sit down) › to move your body into a sitting position after you have been standing
oturmak
She came over and sat beside him. She sat down on the grass. 1943 sit sb down/at/in, etc › to make someone sit somewhere
oturtmak, oturmasını sağlamak
She sat me down and told me the bad news. I thought we'd sit the children at the end of the table.1943STAY [I] › to stay in one place for a long time and not be used
kalmak, beklemek, uzun süre orada olmak
He hardly ever drives the car. It just sits in the garage.1594MEETING [I] › If a court, parliament, etc sits, it has a meeting to do its work.
toplanmak, oturum yapmak, toplantı/oturum hâlinde olmak
The board will be sitting next week.6922119TEST/EXAM [T] UK › to take a test or exam
sit about/around phrasal verb sınava girmek
The changes will affect many students sitting their exams this summer. → See also sit on the fence1373 › to spend time sitting down and doing very little
sit back phrasal verb boş boş oturmak, çok az çalışmak; vaktinin çoğunu oturarak geçirmek
[+ doing sth] He just sits around all day watching television.1834RELAX › to relax in a chair so that your back is against the back of the chair
sırtını yaslayarak oturmak; rahatına bakmak; keyif çatmak
Just sit back and enjoy the show.1943DO NOTHING › to wait for something to happen without making any effort to do anything yourself
sit in phrasal verb oturup beklemek; hiç bir girişimde bulunmadan beklemek
You can't just sit back and expect someone else to deal with the problem.1834 › to go to a meeting or class to watch
sit sth out phrasal verb sadece oturup izlemek, dinleyici olmak; gözlem yapmak;
I sat in on a couple of classes before choosing a course.1722NOT DO › to not do an activity such as a game or dance because you are tired or have an injury
yorgunluktan veya geçici sakatlıktan dolayı hiç bir faaliyete katılmamak
I think I'll sit out the next dance.1943WAIT › to wait for something unpleasant to finish before you do anything
sit through sth phrasal verb sabırla oturup beklemek; sonuna kadar dayanmak
The government is prepared to sit out the strike rather than agree to union demands.930 › to stay until the end of a meeting, performance, etc that is very long or boring
sit up phrasal verb sonuna kadar kalmak, sabırla sonuna dek beklemek
We had to sit through two hours of speeches.9301594MOVEMENT › to move your body to a sitting position after you have been lying down
doğrulup/dikilip oturmak
I sat up and opened my eyes.1943STAY AWAKE › to stay awake and not go to bed although it is late
geç vakte kadar yatmadan/uyumadan oturmak
[+ doing sth] We sat up talking all night.565(Definition of sit verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish
© Cambridge University Press)
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