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Sit Sat Oturmak I Sitting Participle Past Sth

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Front sit 
IPA  /sɪt   / verb (present participle sitting; past tense, past participle sat /sæt   /)
Back oturmak
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sit (verb)

 /sɪt   / verb (present participle sitting; past tense, past participle sat /sæt   /)
 
ON CHAIR, ETC.
1 [intransitive]
to rest your weight on your bottom, for example in a chair
oturmak
 We sat in the garden all afternoon.
 She was sitting on the sofa, talking to her mother.
 2 [transitive]
 sit sb (down)
to put sb into a sitting position; to make sb sit down
oturtmak
 He picked up his daughter and sat her down on a chair.
 She sat me down and offered me a cup of tea.
OF THINGS
3 [intransitive]
to be in a particular place or position
durmak
 The letter sat on the table for several days before anybody opened it.
PARLIAMENT, ETC.
4 [intransitive] (formal)
(used about an official group of people) to have a meeting or series of meetings
toplantı yapmak, oturum halinde olmak
 Parliament was still sitting at 3 o'clock in the morning.
EXAM
5 [transitive] (British)
to take an exam
 (sınav) girmek
 If I fail, will I be able to sit the exam again?
IDIOM
sit on the fence
to avoid saying which side of an argument you support
tarafsız kalmak, taraf olmamak
PHRASAL VERBS
sit about/around
(informal)
to spend time doing nothing active or useful
aylak aylak oturmak
 We just sat around chatting all afternoon.
sit back
to relax and not take an active part in what other people are doing
rahatına bakmak
 Sit back and take it easy while I make dinner.
sit down
to lower your body into a sitting position
oturmak
 We need to sit down and discuss this properly.
 He sat down in an armchair.
sit sth out
1 to stay in a place and wait for sth unpleasant or boring to finish
sonuna kadar dayanmak
 We sat out the storm in a cafe.
 2 to not take part in a dance, game, etc.
 (dans, oyun vb.) katılmamak
 I think I'll sit this one out.
sit through sth
to stay in your seat until sth boring or long has finished
sonuna kadar kalmak
 I don't think I can sit through another two hours of this film.
sit up
1 to move into a sitting position when you have been lying down, or to make your back straight
doğrulmak, dik oturmak
 Sit up straight and concentrate!
 2 to not go to bed although it is very late
geç saatlere kadar oturmak
 We sat up all night talking.
 

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