verb

 

body position to be in a position with the weight of your body on your bottom and the top part of your body up, for example, on a chair

Emma was sitting on a stool.

 

move body to move your body into a sitting position after you have been standing

She came over and sat beside him.

 

stay to stay in one place for a long time and not be used

He hardly ever drives the car. It just sits in the garage.

 

meeting If a court, parliament, etc sits, it has a meeting to do its work.

The board will be sitting next week.

 

test/exam to take a test or exam

The changes will affect many students sitting their exams this summer.