sit

座る

椅子などの上にお尻をつけ、上半身を起こした姿勢でいる。

やさしい英語で： 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?

使い方： sit on something (We sat on the floor.); sit at something (She sits at a desk all day.)

類義語： be seated

反対語： stand

よく使う表現： sit on something, sit beside someone, sit at something

座る、腰を下ろす

椅子などの上にお尻を下ろして、座る姿勢になる。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： sit down (Please sit down beside me.)

類義語： sit down, take a seat

反対語： stand up

よく使う表現： sit down, sit on something, sit beside someone

ある、置かれている

ある場所にある、またはそこに置かれたままである。

やさしい英語で： 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.

使い方： sit on/in something (The package sat on my desk for days.)

類義語： stand, remain

よく使う表現： sit on something, sit in something, sit unused