verb Download 🔗Share (of a person) To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks. Examples : "After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax." body action position Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share (of an object) To occupy a given position permanently. Examples : "The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries." position place Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share An attendant on an important person; a member of someone's retinue, often in a somewhat derogatory sense; a henchman. Examples : "The politician's sat brought in coffee and papers before the important meeting. " person job government politics organization Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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noun Download 🔗Share (grammar) A grammatical construct that takes various forms and may encode a path of movement, a change of state, or the grammatical aspect. Examples: "a bird flew past"; "she turned on the light". Examples : "The sat in the sentence "My sister took a nap, and the sat was comfortable" refers to the chair, specifying it as the item that provided comfort during the nap. " grammar linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading