1 to (cause to) rest on the buttocks; to (cause to) be seated: “He likes sitting on the floor”
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2 to lie or rest; to have a certain position: “The parcel is sitting on the table.”
liggen

3 (withon) to be an official member of (a board, committee etc): “He sat on several committees.”
zitting hebben

4 (of birds) to perch: “An owl was sitting in the tree by the window.”
zitten

5 to undergo (an examination).
afleggen

6 to take up a position, or act as a model, in order to have one's picture painted or one's photograph taken: “She is sitting for a portrait/photograph.”
poseren

7 (of a committee, parliament etc) to be in session: “Parliament sits from now until Christmas.”
zitting houden

'sitter (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

1 a person who poses for a portrait etc.
model

2 a baby-sitter.
oppas

'sitting (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a period of continuous action, meeting etc: “I read the whole book at one sitting”
zitting

'sit-in (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

an occupation of a building etc by protesters: “The students staged a sit-in.”
sit-in

'sitting-room (Zelfstandig naamwoord)

a room used mainly for sitting in.
zitkamer

sitting target

someone or something that is in an obvious position to be attacked: “If they're reducing staff, he's a sitting target.”
makkelijk doelwit

sit back

to rest and take no part in an activity: “He just sat back and let it all happen.”
zich afzijdig houden

sit down

to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position: “Let's sit down over here”
gaan zitten, neerzetten

sit out

1 to remain seated during a dance: “Let's sit (this one) out.”
blijven zitten

2 to remain inactive and wait until the end of: “They'll try to sit out the crisis.”
uitzitten

sit tight

to keep the same position or be unwilling to move or act: “The best thing to do is to sit tight and see if things improve.”
zich niet roeren

sit up

1 to rise to a sitting position: “Can the patient sit up?”
opzitten

2 to remain awake, not going to bed: “I sat up until 3 a.m. waiting for you!”
opblijven
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to sit	zitten (ww.)
the sit	de zit (m)
SIT (Afkorting)	SIT (Afkorting) ; SIV (Afkorting)
sit	broeden ; broeden op ; duur ; koesteren ; opgaan voor

Bronnen: Wakefield genealogy pages; interglot; Download IATE, European Union, 2017.; MWB




EN: sit at home NL: werkeloos thuis zitten
EN: sits the wind there? NL: waait de wind uit die hoek?
EN: sit back NL: achterover gaan zitten
EN: sit down NL: gaan zitten
EN: sit down before NL: het beleg slaan vóór
EN: sit down under an insult NL: een belediging 'nemen', 'slikken'
EN: sit for NL: poseren NL: vertegenwoordigen
EN: sit for an examination NL: examen doen
EN: sit heavy on NL: bezwaren, zwaar zijn
EN: sit ill on NL: niet passen bij
EN: sit in NL: bezetten, aan bezetting deelnemen
EN: sit in for NL: vervangen, de plaats innemen van
EN: sit in judgment NL: stem in het kapittel hebben
EN: sit slight (loosely) on NL: van weinig betekenis zijn voor
EN: sit on NL: blijven NL: behandelen NL: beraadslagen over
EN: don't be sat on NL: laat je niet op de kop zitten
EN: sit on a person's head NL: iemand onder de duim houden of negeren