"sitting" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-sitting.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪtɪŋ Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sittinge}} Middle English sittinge, {{inh|en|ang|sittende|t=sitting}} Old English sittende (“sitting”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sitjandz|t=sitting}} Proto-Germanic *sitjandz (“sitting”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*sitjaną|t=to sit}} Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), {{af|en|sit|-ing}} sit + -ing, {{cog|fy|sittend|t=sitting}} West Frisian sittend (“sitting”), {{cog|nl|zittend|t=sitting}} Dutch zittend (“sitting”), {{cog|de|sitzend|t=sitting}} German sitzend (“sitting”), {{cog|sv|sittande|t=sitting}} Swedish sittande (“sitting”), {{cog|is|sitjandi|t=sitting}} Icelandic sitjandi (“sitting”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} sitting (not comparable)
  1. Executed from a sitting position. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-adj-fBH9we~e
  2. Occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-adj-KuSn--mg
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: non-sitting, nonsitting, sitting duck, sitting service, sitting tenant
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-sitting.ogg Forms: sittings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪtɪŋ Etymology: From Middle English sittyng, sittynge, equivalent to sit + -ing. Cognate with Dutch zitting (“a sitting, session”), German Sitzung (“a sitting, session”), Swedish sittning (“a sitting, session”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sittyng}} Middle English sittyng, {{af|en|sit|-ing}} sit + -ing, {{cog|nl|zitting|t=a sitting, session}} Dutch zitting (“a sitting, session”), {{cog|de|Sitzung|t=a sitting, session}} German Sitzung (“a sitting, session”), {{cog|sv|sittning|t=a sitting, session}} Swedish sittning (“a sitting, session”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} sitting (plural sittings)
  1. A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose. Translations (a period during which one is seated for a specific purpose): разполагане (razpolagane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), позиране (pozirane) [neuter] (Bulgarian), seguda [feminine] (Catalan), دانیشتن (danîştin) (Central Kurdish), Sitzung [feminine] (German), (Japanese), nohoanga (Maori), rûniştin [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), присест (prisest) (Russian), suidhe [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), sentada [feminine] (Spanish), sittning [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-noun-6c5RrkA~ Disambiguation of 'a period during which one is seated for a specific purpose': 78 0 1 0 2 0 1 17
  2. A seance or other session with a medium or fortuneteller.
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-noun-e9kpE3bI
  3. A special seat allotted to a seat-holder, at church, etc.
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-noun--gSAtvFw
  4. The part of the year in which judicial business is transacted.
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-noun-2ZB2-HKq
  5. A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period"). Translations (a legislative session): сесия (sesija) [feminine] (Bulgarian), Sitzung [feminine] (German), persidangan (Malay), tūnga (Maori), suidhe [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), session [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-noun-Z98sZIyv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ing, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Central Kurdish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Northern Kurdish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 9 1 9 7 8 34 1 19 1 0 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ing: 10 9 4 8 7 9 28 4 17 2 1 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 10 10 10 36 3 24 3 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 10 9 2 8 8 8 31 2 19 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 9 1 8 8 8 33 1 20 1 0 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 4 11 9 10 37 4 22 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 5 10 9 11 35 4 23 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 1 9 9 10 45 1 24 1 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 5 10 9 11 35 3 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 4 10 10 11 36 3 23 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 5 10 9 11 35 4 23 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 5 10 9 11 35 4 23 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 1 10 10 10 42 1 25 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 4 10 10 11 36 3 23 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 5 10 9 11 35 4 23 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 4 10 10 10 37 3 24 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 4 9 9 11 36 3 24 3 Disambiguation of 'a legislative session': 1 12 4 5 65 1 11 1
  6. The incubation of eggs by a bird.
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-noun-qcl8PgMb
  7. A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-noun-6mu1ItYf
  8. Uninterrupted application to anything for a time; the period during which one continues at anything.
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-noun-JErw1ca2
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: fence-sitting, in one sitting, trip sitting, W-sitting Translations (incubation of eggs; the clutch of eggs under a brooding bird): мътене (mǎtene) [neuter] (Bulgarian), Brüten [neuter] (German), Gelege [neuter] (German), kurkbûn [feminine] (Northern Kurdish), suidhe m gur [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), ruvning [common-gender] (Swedish)
Etymology number: 1 Disambiguation of 'incubation of eggs; the clutch of eggs under a brooding bird': 2 3 1 1 5 46 41 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɪtɪŋ/ Audio: en-us-sitting.ogg
Rhymes: -ɪtɪŋ Etymology: 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”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|sittinge}} Middle English sittinge, {{inh|en|ang|sittende|t=sitting}} Old English sittende (“sitting”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*sitjandz|t=sitting}} Proto-Germanic *sitjandz (“sitting”), {{der|en|gem-pro|*sitjaną|t=to sit}} Proto-Germanic *sitjaną (“to sit”), {{af|en|sit|-ing}} sit + -ing, {{cog|fy|sittend|t=sitting}} West Frisian sittend (“sitting”), {{cog|nl|zittend|t=sitting}} Dutch zittend (“sitting”), {{cog|de|sitzend|t=sitting}} German sitzend (“sitting”), {{cog|sv|sittande|t=sitting}} Swedish sittande (“sitting”), {{cog|is|sitjandi|t=sitting}} Icelandic sitjandi (“sitting”) Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} sitting
  1. present participle and gerund of sit Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: sit Derived forms: sitting pretty
    Sense id: en-sitting-en-verb-ik07Ap~4
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "sense": "incubation of eggs; the clutch of eggs under a brooding bird",
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      "word": "ruvning"
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "zittend",
        "t": "sitting"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch zittend (“sitting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "sitzend",
        "t": "sitting"
      },
      "expansion": "German sitzend (“sitting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sv",
        "2": "sittande",
        "t": "sitting"
      },
      "expansion": "Swedish sittande (“sitting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "is",
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        "t": "sitting"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic sitjandi (“sitting”)",
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    }
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    },
    {
      "word": "nonsitting"
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    {
      "word": "sitting duck"
    },
    {
      "word": "sitting service"
    },
    {
      "word": "sitting tenant"
    }
  ],
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      },
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    },
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    },
    {
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    },
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    },
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      "args": {
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      },
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    },
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      "args": {
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    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
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      },
      "expansion": "German sitzend (“sitting”)",
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    },
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    },
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      "args": {
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        "t": "sitting"
      },
      "expansion": "Icelandic sitjandi (“sitting”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Executed from a sitting position."
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    },
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        {
          "ref": "2013 June 22, “Engineers of a different kind”, in The Economist, volume 407, number 8841, page 70:",
          "text": "Private-equity nabobs bristle at being dubbed mere financiers.[…]Much of their pleading is public-relations bluster. Clever financial ploys are what have made billionaires of the industry’s veterans. “Operational improvement” in a portfolio company has often meant little more than promising colossal bonuses to sitting chief executives if they meet ambitious growth targets. That model is still prevalent today.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2022 April 8, John Lichfield, “Get ready for a scary fortnight in French politics: a Le Pen presidency really is possible”, in The Guardian:",
          "text": "It is an iron rule of French politics that sitting presidents are detested.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
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        "Occupying a specific official or legal position; incumbent."
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          "official"
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          "legal",
          "legal"
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          "incumbent"
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      "ipa": "/ˈsɪtɪŋ/"
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪtɪŋ"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sitting"
}

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