collocation: sit

sit verb

1 on a chair, etc.

adverb

motionless , still

Just ~ still!

quietly

He would ~ quietly and watch what was happening.

in silence , silently

We sat in silence for a few moments.

calmly , patiently

just , merely , simply

She just sat there staring into space.

He simply sat there not speaking.

comfortably , uncomfortably

cross-legged , Indian-style ( AmE ) , with your legs crossed

The children sat cross-legged on the floor.

She was sitting in her chair with her legs crossed.

sideways

bolt upright , erect , straight , upright

He sat bolt upright, hands folded in front of him.

awkwardly , demurely , primly , stiffly

She sat primly on the edge of her chair.

proudly

happily

Elmer was happily sitting in his high chair.

down

Please ~ down and let me talk to you.

back

Joan sat back in her chair.

Just ~ back and enjoy the show.

around

I hate to be sitting around doing nothing.

side by side , together

alone

verb + sit

let sb

Surely someone would stand up and let her ~ down?

gesture for sb to , gesture to sb to , motion sb to , motion for sb to , motion to sb to

He motioned the young officer to ~ down.

preposition

against

He was sitting against the wall.

around

The kids sat around a campfire.

astride

She was sitting astride a horse.

at

We sat at a table in the corner.

behind

The manager sat behind his desk.

beside

She went and sat beside him.

in

He sat back in his chair and started to read.

on

Can I ~ on this chair?

opposite

They sat opposite each other.

under

She sat under an apple tree.

phrases

a place to ~

Ann found a place to ~.

~ down (with sb)

I recently had a chance to ~ down with Britain's Foreign Secretary.

~ and …  , ~ back and …  , ~ idly by and …  ( figurative )

How can you ~ back and watch him suffer?

We can't ~ idly by and let this happen.

2 seem right / not seem right

adverb

comfortably ( esp. BrE ) , easily ( esp. BrE ) , happily , nicely , well

uneasily ( esp. BrE )

preposition

with

His views did not ~ well with the management line.

PHRASAL VERB

sit up

adverb

abruptly , quickly , suddenly

immediately

slowly

She slowly sat up and looked around.

straight

phrases

~ up and take notice ( figurative )

Their actions have forced us to ~ up and take notice.

Sit is used with these nouns as the subject: building , judge , magistrate , parliament

Sit is used with these nouns as the object: A level , exam , examination , final , paper , practical , test