1. to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs
2. to cause someone or something to be in a sitting position
3. to be located or positioned in a particular place

Examples

• Please sit down and make yourself comfortable.
• She sat the baby in the high chair.
• The house sits on a hill overlooking the valley.
• The car has been sitting in the garage for months.
• He sat for a famous painter last year.
• Can you sit for us tonight while we go to dinner?
• They sat around the campfire telling stories.
• The committee will sit next week to discuss the proposal.