A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
Due to the sheer volume of guests, we had to have two sittings for the meal.
A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").
The incubation of eggs by a bird.
A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.
we have thirty-four chicks from eight sittings of eggs
Uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.
(of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
(of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
I asked him to sit.
(of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.
To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
To be a member of a deliberative body.
I currently sit on a standards committee.
Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session.
To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
To be adjusted; to fit.
Your new coat sits well.
(of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
How will this new contract sit with the workers?
(causative) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.
To accommodate in seats; to seat.
The dining room table sits eight comfortably.
To babysit.
I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.
To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
I'm sitting for a painter this evening.
To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
Executed from a sitting position.
Occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent.