Betydning av sit På norsk

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

  • He was sitting on the floor. Han satt på gulvet.

  • people sitting at tables outside the restaurant folk som sitter ved bord utenfor restauranten

  • The dog sat quietly waiting. Hunden satt rolig og ventet.

• 1 to put yourself or sb else in a sitting position -- sette seg ned

  • Laura came and sat next to me. Laura kom og satte seg ned ved siden av meg.

  • Please sit down. Vennligst sett dere ned.

  • She sat the boy on the bed to undress him. Hun satte gutten på sengen for å kle av ham.

• 2 (of an object) to be in a particular place or position -- ligge

  • I left the box sitting on the bed. Jeg lot esken ligge igjen på sengen.

• 3 to wait somewhere, especially for a long time -- stå

  • The train sat in the station for twenty minutes. Toget stod på stasjonen i tjue minutter.

• 4 to be a member of a group that makes decisions -- sitte

  • She sits on the board of directors. Hun sitter i styret.

• 5 to take an exam -- ta

  • students sitting their exams studenter som tar eksamen

• 6 to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated -- sitte

  • He likes sitting on the floor

  • They sat me in the chair and started asking questions.

• 7 to lie or rest; to have a certain position -- stå, ligge

  • The parcel is sitting on the table.

• 8 (with on) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc) -- sitte (på), være medlem av

  • He sat on several committees.

• 9 (of birds) to perch -- sitte

  • An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.

• 10 to undergo (an examination) -- være oppe til eksamen

  • Beth sits her geography exam today.

• 11 to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one’s picture painted or one’s photograph taken -- sitte modell

  • She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.

• 12 (of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session -- være samlet, holde møte

  • Parliament sits from now until Christmas.