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Dwell vs. Sit — What's the Difference?

Dwell vs. Sit — What's the Difference?

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Dwell

To live as a resident; reside.

Sit

To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.

Dwell

To exist in a given place or state
Dwell in joy.

Sit

To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.

Dwell

To fasten one's attention on something, especially moodily or persistently
Kept dwelling on what went wrong.
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Sit

To perch. Used of birds.

Dwell

To speak or write at length; expatiate
Dwelt on the need to trim the budget.

Sit

To cover eggs for hatching; brood.

Dwell

(engineering) A period of time in which a system or component remains in a given state.

Sit

To be situated or located
A house that sits on a hill.

Dwell

(engineering) A brief pause in the motion of part of a mechanism to allow an operation to be completed.

Sit

To lie or rest
Dishes were sitting on a shelf. See Usage Note at set1.

Dwell

(electrical engineering) A planned delay in a timed control program.

Sit

To pose for an artist or photographer.

Dwell

(automotive) In a petrol engine, the period of time the ignition points are closed to let current flow through the ignition coil in between each spark. This is measured as an angle in degrees around the camshaft in the distributor which controls the points, for example in a 4-cylinder engine it might be 55° (spark at 90° intervals, points closed for 55° between each).

Sit

To occupy a seat as a member of a body of officials
Sit in Congress.

Dwell

To live; to reside.

Sit

To be in session.

Dwell

On To linger on a particular thought, idea, etc.; to remain fixated on something.
Steven, stop dwelling on the past!
But you stole my kidney!

Sit

To remain inactive or unused
Her expensive skis sat gathering dust.

Dwell

To be in a given state.

Sit

To affect one with or as if with a burden; weigh
Official duties sat heavily upon the governor.

Dwell

(intransitive) To abide; to remain; to continue.

Sit

To fit, fall, or drape in a specified manner
The jacket sits perfectly on you.

Dwell

To delay; to linger.

Sit

To be agreeable to one; please
The idea didn't sit well with any of us.

Dwell

To abide; to remain; to continue.
I 'll rather dwell in my necessity.
Thy soul was like a star and dwelt apart.

Sit

Chiefly British To take an examination, as for a degree.

Dwell

To abide as a permanent resident, or for a time; to live in a place; to reside.
The parish in which I was born, dwell, and have possessions.
The poor man dwells in a humble cottage near the hall where the lord of the domain resides.
They stand at a distance, dwelling on his looks and language, fixed in amazement.

Sit

To blow from a particular direction. Used of the wind.

Dwell

To inhabit.

Sit

To keep watch or take care of a child.

Dwell

Think moodily or anxiously about something

Sit

To cause to sit; seat
Sit yourself over there.

Dwell

Originate (in);
The problems dwell in the social injustices in this country

Sit

To keep one's seat on (an animal)
She sits her horse well.

Dwell

Make one's home or live in;
She resides officially in Iceland
I live in a 200-year old house
These people inhabited all the islands that are now deserted
The plains are sparsely populated

Sit

To sit on (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.

Dwell

Come back to;
Don't dwell on the past
She is always harping on the same old things

Sit

To provide seating accommodation for
A theater that sits 1,000 people.

Sit

The act of sitting.

Sit

A period of time spent sitting.

Sit

The way in which an article of clothing, such as a dress or jacket, fits.

Sit

To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.

Sit

To move oneself into such a position.
I asked him to sit.

Sit

To occupy a given position.
The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries.
Jim's pet parrot sat on his left shoulder.

Sit

To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.

Sit

(government) To be a member of a deliberative body.
I currently sit on a standards committee.

Sit

Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session.

Sit

To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.

Sit

To be adjusted; to fit.
Your new coat sits well.

Sit

To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
How will this new contract sit with the workers?
I don’t think it will sit well.
The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children.

Sit

To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours.

Sit

(transitive) To accommodate in seats; to seat.
The dining room table sits eight comfortably.

Sit

To babysit.
I'm going to sit for them on Thursday.
I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours.

Sit

To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).

Sit

To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.

Sit

To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
I'm sitting for a painter this evening.

Sit

To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.

Sit

To keep one's seat when faced with (a blow, attack); to endure, to put up with.

Sit

(mining) Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.

Sit

An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.

Sit

To rest upon the haunches, or the lower extremity of the trunk of the body; - said of human beings, and sometimes of other animals; as, to sit on a sofa, on a chair, or on the ground.
And he came and took the book put of the right hand of him that sate upon the seat.
I pray you, jest, sir, as you sit at dinner.

Sit

To perch; to rest with the feet drawn up, as birds do on a branch, pole, etc.

Sit

To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
And Moses said to . . . the children of Reuben, Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit here?
Like a demigod here sit I in the sky.

Sit

To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh; - with on; as, a weight or burden sits lightly upon him.
The calamity sits heavy on us.

Sit

To be adjusted; to fit; as, a coat sts well or ill.
This new and gorgeous garment, majesty,Sits not so easy on me as you think.

Sit

To suit one well or ill, as an act; to become; to befit; - used impersonally.

Sit

To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not.

Sit

To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
Like a good miller that knows how to grind, which way soever the wind sits.
Sits the wind in that quarter?

Sit

To occupy a place or seat as a member of an official body; as, to sit in Congress.

Sit

To hold a session; to be in session for official business; - said of legislative assemblies, courts, etc.; as, the court sits in January; the aldermen sit to-night.

Sit

To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of one's self made, as a picture or a bust; as, to sit to a painter.

Sit

To sit upon; to keep one's seat upon; as, he sits a horse well.
Hardly the muse can sit the headstrong horse.

Sit

To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to; - used reflexively.
They sat them down to weep.
Sit you down, father; rest you.

Sit

To suit (well or ill); to become.

Sit

Be standing; be upright;
We had to stand for the entire performance!

Sit

Sit around, often unused;
The object sat in the corner

Sit

Take a seat

Sit

Be in session;
When does the court of law sit?

Sit

Assume a posture as for artistic purposes;
We don't know the woman who posed for Leonardo so often

Sit

Sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions;
She never sat a horse!
Did you ever ride a camel?
The girl liked to drive the young mare

Sit

Work or act as a baby-sitter;
I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do

Sit

Show to a seat; assign a seat for;
The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith

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