sitzen — meaning in English

English meaning

• sit verb To be resting with your body upright, supported by your bottom, rather than standing or lying down.

Senses

sitzen is used for these senses in English:

• do time (colloquial) To spend time in prison (as a prisoner) or in the military (as a servicemember).
• sit (intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
• sit (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.

sit — full definition

1. verb To be resting with your body upright, supported by your bottom, rather than standing or lying down.
2. verb To lower yourself into a seated position.
3. verb To be located or positioned somewhere.
4. verb To hold a formal seat or membership on a board, council, or similar body, or (of a court) to be in session.
5. verb To take or complete an exam.

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