sit
To rest your body on your bottom with your back upright, typically on a chair or the floor. It describes both the action of moving into this position and the state of being in it.
أمثلة
3 من 5I usually sit on the sofa to watch television in the evening.
I normally rest on the couch to see TV shows at night.
Please sit in the waiting area until your name is called.
Please take a seat in the lounge until we call you.
Sit down and tell me all the gossip!
Have a seat and share the news with me!
عائلة الكلمة
نصيحة للحفظ
The letter 'i' in 'sit' looks like a person sitting straight in a chair.
اختبار سريع
The teacher asked the students to ___ down and open their books.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: sit
أمثلة
I usually sit on the sofa to watch television in the evening.
everydayI normally rest on the couch to see TV shows at night.
Please sit in the waiting area until your name is called.
formalPlease take a seat in the lounge until we call you.
Sit down and tell me all the gossip!
informalHave a seat and share the news with me!
The participants were asked to sit quietly during the observation period.
academicThe people in the study had to stay seated without making noise.
Our team will sit together on the left side of the conference room.
businessThe staff will occupy seats as a group on the left side.
عائلة الكلمة
تلازمات شائعة
العبارات الشائعة
sit tight
to wait patiently and not take any action yet
sit on the fence
to be unable or unwilling to make a decision
sit out
to not participate in an activity or event
يُخلط عادةً مع
Sit is what a person does (intransitive), while set is putting an object down (transitive).
Seat is usually the noun (the chair), whereas sit is the action.
ملاحظات الاستخدام
The past tense of sit is 'sat'. While 'sit' often refers to the posture, 'sit down' specifically emphasizes the movement from standing to sitting.
أخطاء شائعة
Learners often use 'sit' when they mean 'set' (e.g., 'I sit the glass on the table' is incorrect; it should be 'I set the glass').
نصيحة للحفظ
The letter 'i' in 'sit' looks like a person sitting straight in a chair.
أصل الكلمة
Derived from the Old English word 'sittan', which has roots in Proto-Germanic and is related to the Latin 'sedere'.
أنماط نحوية
السياق الثقافي
In many Western cultures, sitting on chairs is standard for formal meetings, while in several Asian and Middle Eastern cultures, sitting on the floor or mats is common and respectful.
اختبار سريع
The teacher asked the students to ___ down and open their books.
صحيح!
الإجابة الصحيحة هي: sit
قواعد ذات صلة
عبارات ذات صلة
كلمات ذات صلة
to
A1Used to indicate the place, person, or thing that someone or something moves toward. It can also mark the recipient of an action or the limit of a range.
and
A1A primary conjunction used to connect words, phrases, or clauses that are grammatically equal. It indicates addition, a sequence of events, or a relationship between two things.
a
A1A word used before a singular noun that is not specific or is being mentioned for the first time. It is used only before words that begin with a consonant sound to indicate one of something.
that
A1This word is a demonstrative pronoun used to indicate a specific person, object, or idea that is further away in space or time from the speaker. It is also used to refer back to something that has already been mentioned or to introduce a clause that identifies something.
I
A1The pronoun 'I' is used by a speaker or writer to refer to themselves as the subject of a verb. It is the first-person singular subject pronoun in English and is always capitalized regardless of its position in a sentence.
for
A1Used to show who is intended to have or use something, or to explain the purpose or reason for an action. It is also frequently used to indicate a specific duration of time.
not
A1A function word used to express negation or denial. It is primarily used to make a sentence or phrase negative, often following an auxiliary verb or the verb 'to be'.
with
A1A preposition used to indicate that people or things are together, in the same place, or performing an action together. It can also describe the instrument used to perform an action or a characteristic that someone or something has.
he
A1A pronoun used to refer to a male person or animal that has already been mentioned or is easily identified. It functions as the subject of a sentence.
you
A1Used to refer to the person or people that the speaker is addressing. It is the second-person pronoun used for both singular and plural subjects and objects.
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