sit Definición En Español

• 0 to be in a position with the weight of your body on your bottom and the top part of your body up, for example, on a chair -- estar sentado

  • The children sat at the table by the window.

  • Emma was sitting on a stool.

• 1 to move your body into a sitting position after you have been standing -- sentarse

  • She sat down on the grass.

• 2 to take an exam -- presentarse a

  • After I’ve sat my exams, I’m going on holiday.

• 3 to be in a position on a seat or the ground with your back upright -- sentarse

  • The dog sat quietly waiting. El perro se sentó tranquilamente esperando.

  • people sitting at tables outside the restaurant personas sentadas en mesas fuera del restaurante

  • He was sitting on the floor. Él estaba sentado en el suelo.

• 4 to put yourself or sb else in a sitting position -- sentarse

  • She sat the boy on the bed to undress him. Ella sentó al niño en la cama para desvestirlo.

  • Please sit down. Por favor siéntese.

  • Laura came and sat next to me. Laura vino y se sentó a mi lado.

• 5 (of an object) to be in a particular place or position -- estar

  • I left the box sitting on the bed. Dejé la caja en en la cama.