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WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| sit⇒ vi | (be placed) (upprätt) | stå vitr |
| | (liggande) | ligga vitr |
| | The glass is sitting on the table. |
| sit vi | (do nothing) | sitta vitr |
| | | stå vitr |
| | Don't just sit there and pout. |
| sit vi | (perch) | sitta vitr |
| | The hummingbird sat on a branch. |
| sit vi | (lie, be situated) | ligga vitr |
| | | vara belägen vitr + adj |
| | London sits on the River Thames. |
| sit vi | (pose) | sitta för vitr + prep |
| | | posera vitr |
| | Helen is going to sit for a picture. |
| sit vi | (be in session) | sammanträda vitr |
| | Parliament is sitting now. |
| sit vi | informal (baby-sit) | passa vitr |
| | | passa barn, vara barnvakt vitr + s |
| | Mr. and Mrs. Brown asked Julie to sit for their son. |
| sit vi | (clothing: fit) | passa vitr |
| | That coat sits very well on you. |
| sit [sb]⇒ vtr | (cause to sit) | sätta vtr |
| | | placera vtr |
| | She sat her baby in his high chair so that she could prepare the lunch. |
| sit [sb] vtr | (seat, provide seating) | placera vtr |
| | | sätta vtr |
| | The usher sat us in the front row. |
| sit [sth]⇒ vtr | UK (take: an exam) | skriva examen vtr + s |
| | | genomgå examen vtr + s |
| | (vardaglig: universitet) | tenta vtr |
| | (universitet) | tentera vtr |
| | I'm sitting my proficiency exam next week. |
| Partikelverb |
WordReference English-Swedish Dictionary © 2026:
| sit around vi phrasal | (be idle, lounge about) | slappa vitr |
| | (slang) | sitta och hänga vbal uttr |
| | Mandy berated her teenage sons for sitting around instead of helping her with the housework. |
| sit back vi phrasal | figurative (relax, rest) (bildlig) | luta sig tillbaka vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | sätta sig till rätta vbal uttr |
| | You just sit back and let me do the cooking. |
| sit back vi phrasal | figurative (do nothing, be idle) (bildlig) | luta sig tillbaka vbal uttr |
| | (slang) | chilla vitr |
| | I refuse to sit back and let this happen. |
| sit down vi phrasal | (seat yourself) | sitta ner vitr + prep |
| | | sätta sig vtr partikel |
| | She asked me to sit down beside her. |
| sit down with [sb] vi phrasal + prep | figurative (enter negotiations with) | påbörja förhandlingar med ngn vbal uttr |
| | In 1993 the Israelis sat down with the PLO in Oslo; the treaty was signed in Washington. |
| sit for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | US (take: an exam) | sitta för ngn vtr + prep |
| | | göra ngt i ngns ställe vbal uttr |
| | I'm sitting for my A-level exams next month. |
| sit for [sb] vtr phrasal insep | (pose for: an artist) | sitta modell för ngn vbal uttr |
| | | sitta för ngn vtr + prep |
| | My great-great-grandmother sat for several Impressionist painters. |
| sit for [sth] vtr phrasal insep | (pose for: photograph, portrait) | sitta modell för vbal uttr |
| | When the family sat for a formal photo, it was impossible to get all five children to keep still. |
| sit in vi phrasal | (attend as an observer) | sitta med vitr + prep |
| | | vara närvarande vid ngt vbal uttr |
| | | vara åhörare vtr + s |
| | I could not participate, but I was able to sit in as a silent observer. |
| sit in vi phrasal | US (occupy a place in political protest) | sittstrejka vitr |
| | To protest the changes, the students will sit in at the administration building today. |
| sit in on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | informal (observe, be present at) | sitta med på vbal uttr |
| | | vara närvarande vid vbal uttr |
| | I was allowed to sit in on the meetings, but with neither voice nor vote. |
| | You may sit in on university courses if you pay an auditor's fee. |
| sit on [sth] vtr phrasal insep | figurative, informal (keep silent about, not divulge) (bildlig) | hålla in med ngt vbal uttr |
| | | hålla tyst om ngt vbal utr |
| | My conscience will not let me sit on this crime. |
sit [sth] out,
sit out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | (not take part in) | sitta över vitr partikel |
| | | inte delta i ngt vbal uttr |
| | He sat out that game but will play the next one. |
sit [sth] out,
sit out [sth] vtr phrasal sep | figurative (endure) | uthärda vtr |
| | | utstå vtr |
| | | tolerera vtr |
| | As the ship was tossed by waves, the crew could do nothing but sit out the storm. |
| sit up vi phrasal | (rise into seated position) | sätta sig upp vbal uttr |
| Anmärkning: A hyphen or single-word form is used when the term is a noun |
| | When her mother entered the room, the girl sat up. |
| sit up vi phrasal | figurative (become alert) (bildlig) | sätta sig upp vbal uttr |
| | (bildlig) | vakna till vitr partikel |
| | The announcement made me sit up and take notice. |