sit on

verb

sat on; sitting on; sits on
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transitive verb

1
: to hold deliberations concerning
2
: repress, squelch
3
: to delay action or decision concerning
4
: to wait or be ready for (a specific pitch) in baseball

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Video shared by an activist at the scene, Amit Orfali, shows the French mayor, wearing a tricolor sash, leaning against a vehicle while sitting on the dusty ground. — ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026 Their reproductive organs can sit on opposite sides, making mating difficult. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026 In one video from the scene, a French official, identified as Aulnoye-Aymeries mayor Bernard Baudoux, is sitting on the ground outside a vehicle with a smashed window. — Dana Karni, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 But sitting on vast swaths of land for years and building very little has earned him some criticism. — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 17 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sit on

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