lundi 12 mai 2014

Notes on usage: Sit

Sit down  -  Be seated  -  Take a seat  -  Perch

 

These words all mean to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair.

 

Sit to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair: May I sit here? | Sit still, will you! Remember that sit is usually used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where or how sb sits, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what sb does while they are sitting: We sat talking for hours.
Sit down/sit yourself down to move from a standing position to a sitting position: Please sit down. | Come in and sit yourselves down.
Be seated (formal) to be sitting: She was seated at the head of the table. Remember that be seated is often used as a formal way of inviting sb to sit down: Please be seated.
Take a seat to sit down. Take a seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting sb to sit down: Please take a seat.
Perch (rather informal) to sit on sth, especially on the edge of sth: She perched herself on the edge of the bed. Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where sb is perching.

 

PATTERNS
*to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat/perch on sth
*to sit/sit down/be seated/take a seat in sth

 

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See also:

Common Phrasal Verbs Irregular Verbs List
Common Sentences Errors Frequently confused words
Common Clichés Thematic list of Idioms
Common misspellings Phrasal Verbs Particles list
Common Preposition Lista de Términos Gramaticales

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