Sitting Meaning in English

word · lemma: sit

US

/ˈsɪtɪŋ/

SI-ding

UK

/sˈɪtɪŋ/

SI-ting

التعريف

Being in a position with your bottom on a chair or the ground. 'Sitting' can also refer to a meeting or a specific period of time spent in a formal event.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Sitting' is commonly used for physical position ('sitting at the table'), but also as a noun for official meetings ('a sitting of parliament'). For professions, 'babysitting' uses 'sitting' in another compound. Don't confuse 'sitting' (being seated) with 'seating' (arrangement of seats).

• Spanish: sentado/a - sesión (reunión)
• Portuguese (BR): sentado/a - sessão (de reunião)
• Portuguese (PT): sentado/a - sessão (de reunião)
• Chinese (Simplified): 坐着 - 会议（场次）
• Chinese (Traditional): 坐著 - 會議（場次）
• Hindi: बैठना - बैठक (मीटिंग)
• Arabic: جالس - جلسة (اجتماع)
• Bengali: বসে থাকা - অধিবেশন
• Russian: сидение - заседание
• Japanese: 座ること - 会期
• Vietnamese: ngồi - phiên họp
• Korean: 앉아 있음 - 회기
• Turkish: oturma - oturum
• Urdu: بیٹھنا - اجلاس
• Indonesian: duduk - sidang

جمل نموذجية

He is sitting on the bench.

basic

The cat is sitting by the window.

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She was sitting quietly in the classroom.

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I spent the whole afternoon sitting in traffic.

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The parliament will hold a sitting next week.

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Babysitting can be tiring if the kids are energetic.

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