Please, write associations when you hear or meet with the verb SIT !!! What is your mother tongue?

Question

Hello friends,
I do a research work on state verbs.
I'll really appreciate your help.
Thanks a lot!!!

Answer 1

Walkies!! English.

Answer 2

Mother tongue English, first associations: dog and resting.

Answer 3

I like to sit on the dock and watch the sailboats race. I am USA

Answer 4

brings to mind my mother yelling at us in the car years before car seats " SIT" then again i yell that quite a bit at my kids too , at the dinner table, when one decides to stand in front of the others watching t.v . i think of it as a command. usually remembering to add the "please" in front of it when company comes over.

Answer 5

I think of it as in "sit down!".
English (USA).

Answer 6

American English

Dictionary
sit |sit| verb ( sitting ; past sat |sat|)
1 [ intrans. ] adopt or be in a position in which one's weight is supported by one's buttocks rather than one's feet and one's back is upright : you'd better sit down | I sat next to him at dinner.
• [ trans. ] cause to adopt or be in such a position : sit yourself down and I'll bring you some coffee.
• (of an animal) rest with the hind legs bent and the body close to the ground : it is important for a dog to sit when instructed. • (of a bird) rest on a branch; perch.
• (of a bird) remain on its nest to incubate its egg : [as adj. ] ( sitting) a sitting hen.
• [ trans. ] ride or keep one's seat on (a horse).
• [ trans. ] not use (a player) in a game : the manager must decide who to sit in the World Series.
• [ trans. ] (of a table, room, or building) be large enough for (a specified number of seated people) : the cathedral sat about 3,000 people.
• ( sit for) pose, typically in a seated position, for (an artist or photographer) : Walter Deverell asked her to sit for him.
• [ intrans. ] be or remain in a particular position or state : the fridge was sitting in a pool of water.
• [with adverbial ] (of an item of clothing) fit a person well or badly as specified : the blue uniform sat well on his big frame.
• ( sit with) be harmonious with : his shyness doesn't sit easily with Hollywood tradition.
2 [ intrans. ] (of a legislature, committee, court of law, etc.) be engaged in its business : Congress continued sitting until March 16.
• serve as a member of a council, jury, or other official body : they were determined that women jurists should sit on the tribunal.
3 [ trans. ] chiefly Brit. take (an examination) : pupils are required to sit nine subjects at GCSE | [ intrans. ] he was about to sit for his Cambridge entrance exam.
4 [ intrans. ] [usu. in combination ] stay in someone's house while they are away and look after their house or pet : Kelly had been cat-sitting for me.
• babysit.

noun [in sing. ]
1 a period of sitting : a sit in the shade.
2 archaic the way in which an item of clothing fits someone : the sit of her gown.

PHRASES
sit at someone's feet -- be someone's student or follower.
sit in judgment -- see judgment.
sit on the fence -- see fence .
sit on one's *** -- vulgar slang do nothing; fail to take action. sit on one's hands take no action.
sit ( heavy) on the stomach (of food) -- take a long time to be digested.
sit tight (informal) -- remain firmly in one's place. • refrain from taking action or changing one's mind : we're advising our clients to sit tight and neither to buy nor sell.
sit up ( and take notice) (informal) -- suddenly start paying attention or have one's interest aroused.

PHRASAL VERBS
sit back relax : sit back and enjoy the music. • take no action; choose not to become involved : I can't just sit back and let Betsy do all the work.
sit by -- take no action in order to prevent something undesirable from occurring : I'm not going to sit by and let an innocent man go to jail.
sit down (archaic) -- encamp outside a city in order to besiege it : with a large force he sat down before Ravenna.
sit in -- 1 (of a group of people) occupy a place as a form of protest. -- 2 attend a meeting or discussion without taking an active part in it : I sat in on a training session for therapists.
sit in for -- temporarily carry out the duties of (another person).
sit on (informal) -- 1 fail to deal with : she sat on the article until a deadline galvanized her into putting words to paper. -- 2 subdue (someone), typically by saying something intended to discomfit or embarrass them. • suppress (something) : tell them to sit on this story until we hear from Quinlan.
sit something out -- not take part in a particular event or activity : he had to sit out the first playoff game. • wait without moving or taking action until a particular unwelcome situation or process is over : most of the workers seem to be sitting the crisis out, waiting to see what will happen.
sit through -- stay until the end of (a tedious or lengthy meeting or performance).
sit up (or sit someone up) -- 1 move (or cause someone to move) from a lying or slouching to a sitting position : Amy sat up and rubbed her eyes | I'll sit you up on the pillows. -- 2 refrain from going to bed until a later time than usual : we sat up late to watch a horror film.

ORIGIN
Old English sittan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch zitten, German sitzen, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin sedere and Greek hezesthai.

USAGE
For guidance on the differences between sit and set, see usage at set 1 .

Thesaurus
sit verb
1 here, sit on the comfy chair take a seat, seat oneself, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, flop; informal take the load/weight off one's feet, plunk oneself, take a load off. antonym stand.
2 she sat the package on the table put (down), place, set (down), lay, deposit, rest, stand; informal stick, dump, park, plunk. antonym lift.
3 the church sat about 3,000 people hold, seat, have seats for, have space/room for, accommodate.
4 she sat for Picasso pose, model.
5 a hotel sitting on the mountain be situated, be located, be sited, stand.
6 the committee sits on Saturday be in session, meet, be convened.
7 women jurists sit on the tribunal serve on, have a seat on, be a member of.
8 his shyness doesn't sit easily with Hollywood tradition be harmonious, go, fit in, harmonize.
9 Mrs. Hillman will sit for us babysit.

PHRASES
sit back -- sit back and listen to the music relax, unwind, lie back; informal let it all hang out, veg out, hang loose, chill (out), take a load off.
sit in for -- I'll be sitting in for Tim while he's away stand in for, fill in for, cover for, substitute for; informal sub for.
sit in on -- you're welcome to sit in on any of your son's classes attend, be present at, be an observer at, observe, audit.
sit tight (informal) -- 1 just sit tight while I call your parents stay put, wait there, remain in one's place. -- 2 we're advising our clients to sit tight take no action, wait, hold back, bide one's time; informal hold one's horses.