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dwell
English
Etymology
From Middle English dwellen (“delay, hinder, detain; linger, remain”), from Old English dwellan (“to mislead, deceive; be led into error, stray”), from Proto-Germanic *dwaljan? (“to hold up, delay; hesitate”), from Proto-Indo-European *d?welH- (“to whirl, swirl, blur, obfuscate”), which is cognate with Old Norse dvelja and related to Proto-Germanic *dwelan? (“to go astray”), which underwent semantic change in its descendants. Cognates include Danish dvæle (“to linger, dwell”) and Swedish dväljas (“to dwell, reside”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: dw?l, IPA(key): /dw?l/
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
dwell (plural dwells)
- (engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.
- (engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.
- (electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.
- (automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).
Verb
dwell (third-person singular simple present dwells, present participle dwelling, simple past and past participle dwelt or (mostly US) dwelled)
- (intransitive, now literary) To live; to reside.
- 1622, Henry Peacham (Jr.), The Compleat Gentleman
- I am fully resolved to go dwell in another house.
- 1871, Charles John Smith, Synonyms Discriminated: A Complete Catalogue of Synonymous Words in the English Language
- The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
- 1622, Henry Peacham (Jr.), The Compleat Gentleman
- (intransitive) To linger (on) a particular thought, idea etc.; to remain fixated (on).
- (intransitive, engineering) To be in a given state.
- (intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.
- 1802, William Wordsworth, Milton!-
- Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.
- 1802, William Wordsworth, Milton!-
Synonyms
- (live, reside): See also Thesaurus:reside
Derived terms
- bedwell
- indwell
Related terms
- dwelling
- dwell on, dwell upon
Translations
See also
- abide
- live
- reside
- stay
References
- dwell in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- dwell in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Maltese
Etymology
From Italian duello, from Latin duellum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /dw?ll/
Noun
dwell m (plural dwellijiet or dwelli)
- duel
Derived terms
- ddwella
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sit
English
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?t, IPA(key): /s?t/
- Rhymes: -?t
Etymology 1
From Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjan?, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”).
Verb
sit (third-person singular simple present sits, present participle sitting, simple past sat or (dated, poetic) sate, past participle sat or (archaic, dialectal) sitten)
- (intransitive, copulative, of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- 1460-1500, The Towneley Plays?
- He is so fair, without lease, he seems full well to sit on this.
- After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
- 1460-1500, The Towneley Plays?
- (intransitive, of a person) To move oneself into such a position.
- I asked him to sit.
- (intransitive, of an object) To occupy a given position permanently.
- The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.
- 2019, VOA Learning English (public domain)
- The Yellow Sea sits between the Korean Peninsula and China.
- The Yellow Sea sits between the Korean Peninsula and China.
- (intransitive, copulative) To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- And Moses said to […] the children of Reuben, Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
- (government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
- I currently sit on a standards committee.
- (law, government) Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session.
- To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- The calamity sits heavy on us.
- 1650, Jeremy Taylor, The Rule and Exercises of Holy Living
- To be adjusted; to fit.
- Your new coat sits well.
- (intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement) To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
- How will this new contract sit with the workers?
- I don’t think it will sit well.
- The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children.
- (transitive, causative) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
- Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.
- (transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
- The dining room table sits eight comfortably.
- (US, transitive, intransitive) To babysit.
- I'm going to sit for them on Thursday.
- I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.
- 1980, Stephen King, The Mist
- I saw […] Mrs. Turman, who sometimes sat Billy when Steff and I went out […]
- (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, Britain) To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
- To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
- The partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not.
- To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
- I'm sitting for a painter this evening.
- To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
- 1689, John Selden, Table Talk
- like a good miller that knows how to grind, which way soever the wind sits
- 1689, John Selden, Table Talk
Conjugation
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:sit.
Synonyms
- (be in a position in which the upper body is upright and the legs are supported): be seated
- (move oneself into such a position): be seated, sit down (from a standing position), sit up (from a prone position), take a seat
- (of an object: occupy a given position permanently): be, be found, be situated
- (be a member of a deliberative body):
- (be accepted): be accepted, be welcomed, be well received
- (to accommodate in seats): seat
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Noun
sit (plural sits)
- (mining) Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
- (rare, Buddhism) An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
sit (plural sits)
- (informal) Short for situation.
Related terms
- sitrep
Anagrams
- 'its, 'tis, -ist, IST, ITS, Ist, STI, TIS, TIs, is't, ist, it's, its, tis
Afrikaans
Etymology
Formally from Dutch zitten (“to sit”), from Frankish *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjan?. Semantically from a merger of the former and related Dutch zetten (“to set, put”), from Proto-Germanic *satjan?, whence also Afrikaans set (chiefly in compounds). Both Germanic verbs are eventually from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?t/
Verb
sit (present sit, present participle sittende, past participle gesit)
- (intransitive) to sit; to be in a sitting position (usually used with op, binne or in)
- (intransitive) to sit; to sit down to move into a sitting position
- (transitive) to place, to put
- (transitive) to deposit
Usage notes
- Sit and its derivatives are usually more commonly used than plaas for their overlapping senses, but are sometimes considered less formal than plaas, especially in formal writing.
Synonyms
- (to deposit): deponeer, plaas
- (to place): neersit, plaas
Derived terms
- afsit
- besit
- neersit
- opsit
- sitplek
Related terms
- beset
Danish
Pronoun
sit n (common sin, plural sine)
- (reflexive possessive) third-person sg pronoun, meaning his/her/its (own)
See also
Gothic
Romanization
sit
- Romanization of ????????????
Karelian
Etymology
Related to Veps sid'.
Adverb
sit
- here
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sit/, [s??t?]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /sit/, [sit?]
Verb
sit
- third-person singular present active subjunctive of sum (be)
- 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 3:23
- Sit nomen tuum Deus Israhel benedictum in saecula. (Be thy name, O God of Israel, blessed for ever.)
- 4th century, St Jerome, Vulgate, Tobit 3:23
References
- sit in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
Latvian
Verb
sit
- 2nd person singular present indicative form of sist
- 3rd person singular present indicative form of sist
- 3rd person plural present indicative form of sist
- 2nd person singular imperative form of sist
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person singular imperative form of sist
- (with the particle lai) 3rd person plural imperative form of sist
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
sit
- present tense of sitja, sitje, sitta and sitte
- imperative of sitja and sitje
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?it/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *sit?.
Noun
sit m inan
- Any rush of the genus Juncus.
Declension
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Noun
sit n
- genitive plural of sito
Further reading
- sit in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *syt? (“satiated, full”).
Adjective
s?t (definite s?t?, comparative sitiji, Cyrillic spelling ????)
- sated, full
Declension
Antonyms
- gladan
- la?an (Croatia)
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *sit?.
Alternative forms
- sìta / s?ta, sìtina / s?tina, sìt?k, sìt?k (more means Scirpus)
Noun
s?t m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- rush (genus Juncus)
Declension
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Slovene
Etymology 1
From Proto-Slavic *syt?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sít/
Adjective
s?t (comparative b?lj s?t, superlative n?jbolj s?t)
- sated, full
Etymology 2
From Proto-Slavic *sit?.
Alternative forms
- site, s?tje, sitína
Noun
s?t m inan
- rush (genus Juncus)
Further reading
- “sit”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Southern Ohlone
Noun
sit
- tooth
Tok Pisin
Etymology
From English shit.
Noun
sit
- remnant
Veps
Etymology
Related to Finnish sitta.
Noun
sit
- shit
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