sit

être assis

Avoir les fesses posées sur une chaise ou une autre surface, avec le haut du corps droit.

En anglais simple : To rest with your bottom on a chair or another surface and your upper body upright.

• I sit here every morning.
• We sat beside the window for an hour.
• Are you sitting comfortably?

Comment l'utiliser : sit on something (We sat on the floor.); sit at something (She sits at a desk all day.)

Synonymes : be seated

Contraires : stand

Expressions courantes : sit on something, sit beside someone, sit at something

s’asseoir

Se mettre dans une position où les fesses reposent sur une chaise ou une autre surface.

En anglais simple : To move your body into a position with your bottom resting on a chair or another surface.

• Please sit down.
• He sat on the nearest chair.
• She entered the room and sat beside her father.

Comment l'utiliser : sit down (Please sit down beside me.)

Synonymes : sit down, take a seat

Contraires : stand up

Expressions courantes : sit down, sit on something, sit beside someone

se trouver, rester

Se trouver ou rester dans un endroit précis.

En anglais simple : To be or remain in a particular place.

• The house sits on a hill.
• Dirty cups sat on the table all night.
• These boxes have been sitting in the garage for years.

Comment l'utiliser : sit on/in something (The package sat on my desk for days.)

Synonymes : stand, remain

Expressions courantes : sit on something, sit in something, sit unused