·- obs. 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of Sit, for sitteth.
II. Sit ·vt To suit (well / ill); to Become.
III. Sit ·vt To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.
IV. Sit ·vt To be adjusted; to Fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
V. Sit ·vt To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.
VI. Sit ·vt To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to;
— used reflexively.
VII. Sit ·vt To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
VIII. Sit ·vt To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh;
— with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
IX. Sit ·vt To Perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, ·etc.
X. Sit ·vt To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to Brood; to Incubate.
XI. Sit ·vt To suit one well or ill, as an act; to Become; to Befit;
— used impersonally.
XII. Sit ·vt To remain in a state of repose; to Rest; to Abide; to rest in any position or condition.
XIII. Sit ·vt To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture or a bust; as, to sit to a painter.
XIV. Sit ·vt To hold a session; to be in session for official business;
— said of legislative assemblies, courts, ·etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night.
XV. Sit ·vt To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body;
— said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground.