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April advanced and pulled her gown away from her legs to sit on a log.
April machte kehrt, zog ihr Gewand hoch und ließ sich auf einen Holzklotz nieder.
Bear, Greg / Blood MusicBear, Greg / Blutmusik
Blutmusik
Bear, Greg
© 1985 Greg Bear
© 2008 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Ubersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Blood Music
Bear, Greg
© 1985, 2002 by Greg Bear

And then he'd sit on the throne of Ombra and attack the Castle of Night, just like his father.
Und dann würde er auf dem Thron von Ombra sitzen und die Nachtburg angreifen, wie sein Vater es getan hatte.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 Dressler Verlag
©2008 Anthea Bell

Folding seats allowing passengers to sit in the gangway shall not be permitted.
Klappsitze, die es Fahrgasten ermöglichen, sich im Gang zu setzen, sind nicht zulässig.
© Europäische Union, 1998-2010
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 28.12.2010
© European Union, 1998-2010
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/ 28.12.2010

Once the patient, having been mobilized out of the wheelchair, can sit at the edge of the bed and can tolerate verticalization for at least ten minutes, the training of ambulation can begin.
Kann der rollstuhlmobilisierte Patient an der Bettkante sitzen und toleriert er eine Vertikalisation für mindestens zehn Minuten, sollte sich ein Lokomotionstraining anschließen.
© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatt
http://aerzteblatt.de 08.12.2011
© 2011 Deutsches Ärzteblatt
http://aerzteblatt.de 08.12.2011

It seemed to me inconceivable that the great Western powers would sit silently by as Nazi Germany consolidated its hold over central Europe.
Mir schien unvorstellbar, daß die westlichen Großmächte ruhig zusehen würden, wie Nazideutschland seine Herrschaft über Mitteleuropa festigte.
Gay, Peter / My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi BerlinGay, Peter / Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939
Meine deutsche Frage. Jugend in Berlin 1933 - 1939
Gay, Peter
© 1998 by Peter Gay
© С. Н. Beck'sche Verlagsbuchhandlung (Oscar Bеcк), Munchen 1999
My German Question: Growing Up in Nazi Berlin
Gay, Peter
© 1998 by Peter Gay

You can sit in, blow some.
Du kannst mitspielen, wenn du Lust hast.
Mingus, Charles / Beneath the UnderdogMingus, Charles / Beneath The Underdog
Beneath The Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus und Nel King
© fur die deutsche Ausgabe 1980, 2002
Beneath the Underdog
Mingus, Charles
© 1971 by Charles Mingus and Nel King

He tried to sit up.
Er versuchte sich aufzusetzen.
Baxter, Stephen / OriginBaxter, Stephen / Ursprung
Ursprung
Baxter, Stephen
© 2001 by Stephen Baxter
© 2003 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Übersetzung by Ullstein Heyne List GmbH & Co. KG, München
Origin
Baxter, Stephen
© 2002 by Stephen Baxter

One of the joys of stargazing is to sit out-, under a very dark sky and watch the broad swath of the faintly glowing Milky Way slowly pass overhead.
Eine der Freuden beim Sternbeobachten besteht darin, das Band der Milchstraße abzuwandern.
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levy, David H. / Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the UniverseBurnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A.,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levi, David H. / Der Sternenhimmel: Ein astronomischer Wegweiser
Der Sternenhimmel: Ein astronomischer Wegweiser
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A.,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levi, David H.
© Weldon Owen Pty Ltd
© 2006 für die deutsche Ausgabe: Tandem Verlag GmbH
Advanced Skywatching: The Backyard Astronomer's Guide to Starhopping and Exploring the Universe
Burnham, Robert,Dyer, Alan,Garfinkle, Robert A,George, Martin,Kanipe, Jeff,Levy, David H.
© 1997 US Weldon Owen Inc.
© 1997 Weldon Owen Pty Limited

He started to sit up, but she stopped him.
Er wollte sich aufsetzen, doch sie hielt ihn zurück.
Nooteboom, Cees / Lost ParadiseNooteboom, Cees / Paradies verloren
Paradies verloren
Nooteboom, Cees
© Cees Nooteboom 2004
© der deutschen Ausgabe Suhrkamp Verlag Frankfurt am Main 2005
Lost Paradise
Nooteboom, Cees
© Cees Nooteboom 2004
© Susan Massotty 2007

Clover was soon absorbed in feeding, but Holly stopped continually to sit up and sniff about him at the peaceful, empty down.
Clover war bald ins Fressen versunken, aber Holly hielt dauernd an, um sich aufzusetzen und in der friedlichen, verlassenen Hügellandschaft herumzuschnuppern.
Adams, Richard / Watership DownAdams, Richard / Watership Down
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 2000 für die deutsche Ausgabe by Econ Ullstein List Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, München
© 1975 by Ullstein Buchverlage GmbH & Co. KG, Berlin
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
Watership Down
Adams, Richard
© 1972 by Rex Collings Ltd.
© 2000 by Richard George Adams

They all rose and were gestured to sit.
Alle standen auf und wurden mit einer Handbewegung aufgefordert, wieder Platz zu nehmen.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books

Oh, little son! what a terrible word you used!" cried the old woman, in a faint, tearful voice.Oh ! kill me rather than say that terrible word again!Oh, sit down here beside me!
O töte mich lieber, als daß du dieses Wort noch einmal wiederholst.Ach du weißt nicht, wie schwer du mich verletzt hast, mich, die dich ja so getreulich im Herzen trägt - ach du weißt nicht.«
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.

Mrs. Tukesbury invited them to sit down and offered them the plate of cucumber sandwiches.
Mrs. Tukesbury forderte die beiden auf, sich zu setzen, und bot ihnen Gurkensandwiches an.
Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und Abel
Kain und Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Kane And Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer

This is one Mid-East war in which Israel not only may, but must, sit on her thumbs."
Dies ist ein Nahostkrieg, in dem Israel nicht nur untätig bleiben darf, sondern untätig bleiben muß.«
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books

I used to sit for hours at a time making the ring go swinging in the most various directions, as I willed it to do; and at last I went the length of making a regular oracle of it.
Unermüdlich ließ ich den Ring nach meinem Willen in den verschiedensten Richtungen sich schwingen. Zuletzt ging ich ganz fantastischer Weise so weit, daß ich mir ein förmliches Orakel schuf.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.

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Collocations

sit up

aufbleiben

sit up

aufrichten

sit in on a conference

bei einer Konferenz sein

sit on one's hands

dasitzen und nichts tun

sit bodkin

eingepfercht sitzen

sit up and beg

Männchen machen

sit on the fence

neutral sein

sit down to work

sich an die Arbeit machen

sit down on lap

sich auf Schoß setzen

sit down

sich setzen

sit down strike

Sitzstreik

sit on the fence

zaudern

sit at the desk

am Schreibtisch sitzen

sit down

Platz nehmen

ability to sit still

Sitzfleisch

Word forms

sit

verb

Basic forms
Past	sat
Imperative	sit
Present Participle (Participle I)	sitting
Past Participle (Participle II)	sat

Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I sit	we sit
you sit	you sit
he/she/it sits	they sit

Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am sitting	we are sitting
you are sitting	you are sitting
he/she/it is sitting	they are sitting

Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have sat	we have sat
you have sat	you have sat
he/she/it has sat	they have sat

Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been sitting	we have been sitting
you have been sitting	you have been sitting
he/she/it has been sitting	they have been sitting

Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sat	we sat
you sat	you sat
he/she/it sat	they sat

Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was sitting	we were sitting
you were sitting	you were sitting
he/she/it was sitting	they were sitting

Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had sat	we had sat
you had sat	you had sat
he/she/it had sat	they had sat

Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been sitting	we had been sitting
you had been sitting	you had been sitting
he/she/it had been sitting	they had been sitting

Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will sit	we shall/will sit
you will sit	you will sit
he/she/it will sit	they will sit

Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be sitting	we shall/will be sitting
you will be sitting	you will be sitting
he/she/it will be sitting	they will be sitting

Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have sat	we shall/will have sat
you will have sat	you will have sat
he/she/it will have sat	they will have sat

Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been sitting	we shall/will have been sitting
you will have been sitting	you will have been sitting
he/she/it will have been sitting	they will have been sitting

Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would sit	we should/would sit
you would sit	you would sit
he/she/it would sit	they would sit

Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be sitting	we should/would be sitting
you would be sitting	you would be sitting
he/she/it would be sitting	they would be sitting

Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have sat	we should/would have sat
you would have sat	you would have sat
he/she/it would have sat	they would have sat

Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been sitting	we should/would have been sitting
you would have been sitting	you would have been sitting
he/she/it would have been sitting	they would have been sitting

Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am sat	we are sat
you are sat	you are sat
he/she/it is sat	they are sat

Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being sat	we are being sat
you are being sat	you are being sat
he/she/it is being sat	they are being sat

Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been sat	we have been sat
you have been sat	you have been sat
he/she/it has been sat	they have been sat

Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was sat	we were sat
you were sat	you were sat
he/she/it was sat	they were sat

Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being sat	we were being sat
you were being sat	you were being sat
he/she/it was being sat	they were being sat

Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been sat	we had been sat
you had been sat	you had been sat
he/she/it had been sat	they had been sat

Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be sat	we shall/will be sat
you will be sat	you will be sat
he/she/it will be sat	they will be sat

Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been sat	we shall/will have been sat
you will have been sat	you will have been sat
he/she/it will have been sat	they will have been sat

sit

noun

	Singular	Plural
Common case	sit	sits
Possessive case	sit's	sits'