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sitting

sitting

1.0
Someone who is upright and resting on their bottom
  • adjective
  • /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
translation icon : sentado
  • The guy, the boss, is sitting in a chair.

Examples

  • OK, so here's the infant sitting in his or her crib.

  • Yeah, man, they were just sitting here and waiting.

  • You and I right now are sitting in some room at some conference.

  • You might think that you want to be sitting at that top table.

  • and he was sitting on the grass. How old were you?

  • OK, You're sitting in your car with your loved one.

  • Like I'm psyched that I'm sitting in front of you right now.

  • The children were sitting on the floor, eagerly listening to the story.

  • She is sitting at her desk, working on her laptop.

  • While sitting on the bench, he enjoyed watching the people pass by.

Synonyms

seated
vssitting
1.0

Sitting with your back straight on a chair

is the same meaning but appears in a different grammatical form

Antonyms

lying supine
1 6.1

A person who is on their back with their face up

standing
1.0

Upright on the feet rather than sitting or lying

Idioms

in one sitting
10 3.2

To finish something all at once without taking a break

sitting pretty
  • Informal
8 6.1

In a comfortable position with enough money and little worry

Compounds

sitting duck
  • Informal
33 6.8

Something that others can harm or take advantage of

sitting room
  • UK
20 1.6

A room in a house where people sit and talk

single sitting
1 3.4

An uninterrupted time spent doing something like reading or eating

pet sitting
1 3.0

Looking after someone's pet at their home while the owner is away

sitting trot
  • Specialized
7.7

A way of riding where the rider stays in the saddle while the horse moves in a steady bouncy pace

How Upright

sitting
1.0
to slouch
22 4.6
reclining
3.7

Surface Forms

sitting positive

Morphology

sitting = sit (transparent) = sit + ing

The adjective form is derived from 'sit' with the addition of '-ing', indicating the state of being seated.

Etymology

The word sitting comes from the old verb sit, which meant 'to rest on your bottom', the same root as the word seat. It simply describes a person who is in that position, for example when you are sitting on a chair. So sitting means being in a seated position.