Synonyms
be seated,
sit down,
sit up,
take a seat,
be,
found,
situate,
accept,
welcome,
well,
receive,
seat,
bear on,
cover,
ensconceEtymology
() Old English sittan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjanan, from *set-, from Proto-Indo-European *sed- (“sit”). Cognate with German sitzen, Dutch zitten, Swedish sitta; and with Irish suigh, Russian сидеть.