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sitting noun

  /ˈsɪtɪŋ/
  • A period during which one is seated for a specific purpose.
  • A seance or other session with a medium or fortuneteller.
  • A legislative session (in the sense of "meeting", not "period").
 Sitzung
  • A clutch of eggs laid by a brooding bird.
 Brüten, Gelege

sit verb

  /sɪt/
  • (intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
 sitzen
  • (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
 sitzen, angehören
  • (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position.
 liegen
sitting room
Wohnzimmer
baby-sitting
Babysitting
sitting duck
leichte Beute, leichtes Ziel
saw off the branch one is sitting on
den Ast absägen, auf dem man sitzt
sitting toilet
Sitztoilette
sitting of parliament
Parlamentssitzung
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