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The Spanish word for to sit is
sentar




Spanish Definition


sit
     1. Estar sentado.
     2. Sentarse.
     3. Asentar.
     4. Yacer, reposar, descansar.
     5. Posar.
     6. Ocupar una posición en una asamblea oficial o con capacidad de oficiar.
     7. Estar en una sesión de una asamblea.
     8. Cuidar niños.
     9. Del viento que sopla desde la dirección especificada.
     10. Ser aceptado.



Translations for sit and their definitions

sentar
     1. v. to seat
     2. v. to set, to establish, to lay
           Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros. - Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.
     3. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to sit down
           ¿Puedo sentarme? - May I sit down?
           ¡Siéntate! - Sit down!
           Siéntese en el piso. - Sit on the floor.
           Él se sienta en el sillón. - He sits down on the armchair.
           Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarte - Sit in the corner until you are told to get up.
     4. v. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to settle down
     5. v. to assert
     6. v. to suit, to fit
     7. v. to sit well
     8. v. to report
     9. v. (colloquial) to leave a mark on (the skin)


sentarse
     1. to sit
     2. to sit down


encajar
     1. v. to insert, put into
     2. v. to fit, to dovetail
     3. v. to push in
     4. v. to make sense, add up, be reasonable
     5. v. to give; to deliver (a hit, punch, kick etc.)
     6. v. to fit in
     7. v. to fit; squeeze (into)
     8. v. to pull on; slip on (clothes)


asentarse
     1. to settle (in a dwelling)


pertenecer
     1. v. to belong; to pertain
     2. v. to be independent


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