- sit for
- phr verbSit for is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑model
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sit for
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sit for somebody — ˈsit for sb/sth derived no passive to be a model for an artist or a photographer • to sit for your portrait • She sat for Augustus John. Main entry: ↑sitderived … Useful english dictionary
sit for something — ˈsit for sb/sth derived no passive to be a model for an artist or a photographer • to sit for your portrait • She sat for Augustus John. Main entry: ↑sitderived … Useful english dictionary
sit for — pose for (an artist or photographer). → sit … English new terms dictionary
To sit for a fellowship — Sit Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sit for a painter — act as a model for a painter … English contemporary dictionary
sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ … Dictionary of contemporary English
sit — [ sıt ] (past tense and past participle sat [ sæt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 rest lower body on something ▸ 2 be in situation etc. ▸ 3 be in particular place ▸ 4 meet in committee etc. ▸ 5 be model ▸ 6 take care of children ▸ 7 take an examination ▸ +… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Sit — Sit, v. i. [imp. {Sat}({Sate}, archaic); p. p. {Sat} ({Sitten}, obs.); p. pr. & vb. n. {Sitting}.] [OE. sitten, AS. sittan; akin to OS. sittian, OFries. sitta, D. zitten, G. sitzen, OHG. sizzen, Icel. sitja, SW. sitta, Dan. sidde, Goth. sitan,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
sit — ► VERB (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1) be or cause to be in a position in which one s weight is supported by one s buttocks and one s back is upright. 2) be or remain in a particular position or state: the fridge was sitting in a pool of… … English terms dictionary
Sit — Sit, obs. 3d pers. sing. pres. of {Sit}, for sitteth. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
