sitting
sitting Lexical Profile
sitting Game Scores & Validity
• adjective
In a seated position; resting on the buttocks rather than standing or lying down.
"Please remain in a sitting position until the vehicle comes to a complete stop."
Currently holding an official position or serving in office (especially of a president, judge, or legislator).
"It is relatively rare for a sitting president to lose a primary challenge from within their own party."
• noun
A continuous period of time spent engaged in a particular activity while seated, such as reading, eating, or posing for an artist or photographer.
"She enjoyed the novel so much that she finished the entire book in a single sitting."
A formal meeting or session of an official body, such as a legislature, parliament, or court of law, to conduct business.
"The Supreme Court will announce its decision during the next scheduled sitting."
British A scheduled period of time during which a meal is served to a group of people in a dining hall, restaurant, or hotel.
"Because the dining room was small, dinner was served in two separate sittings."
• Rhymes for sitting
Word Origin & Etymology
From Middle English sittinge, derived from Old English sittende and sittings, formed from the verb sittan ('to sit') plus the suffix -ing.
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