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Also Inflected form of sit

sitting

sit·ting

UK/ˈsɪtɪŋ/ US/ˈsɪtɪŋ/ very common
noun (4) adjective (2)

noun

1.

(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)

  • “he wanted his portrait painted but couldn”
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2.

the act of assuming or maintaining a seated position

  • “he read the mystery at one sitting”
3.

a meeting of spiritualists

  • “the seance was held in the medium”
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4.

a session as of a legislature or court

adjective

1.

(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks

  • “the seated Madonna”
  • “the audience remained seated”
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2.

not moving and therefore easy to attack

  • “a sitting target”
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Origin

From Middle English sittinge, sittynge, variant of sittinde, sittende, sittande, from Old English sittende (“sitting”), from Proto-Germanic *sitjandz (“sitting”), present participle of Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), equivalent to sit + -ing. Cognate with West Frisian sittend (“sitting”), Dutch zittend (“sitting”), German sitzend (“sitting”), Swedish sittande (“sitting”), Icelandic sitjandi (“sitting”).

Phrases

  • in one sitting
  • sitting duck
  • sitting service
  • sitting tenant
  • trip sitting

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