sit
verb
1 verb be in sitting position INTRANSITIVEsuigh verb bheith i do shuí VP he was sitting at the bar bhí sé ina shuí ag an mbeár, bhí sé buailte faoi ag an mbeárthey were sitting and reading bhí siad ina suí ag léamhwe sat still shuíomar go socairthey sat in a row shuigh siad ina líne, shuigh siad ina rówe'll sit in a circle suífimid i gciorcal, suífimid i bhfáinneto sit side by side (also to sit next to each other) suí taobh le taobh, suí taobh le chéile, suí le taobh a chéile, suí ag taobh a chéileare you sitting comfortably? an bhfuil tú i do shuí go compordach?I was sitting down bhí mé i mo shuí síoshe sat a while shuigh sé ar feadh tamaill 2 verb bird: perch INTRANSITIVEseas verb the bird sat on his shoulder sheas an t-éan ar a ghualainnTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 verb sit down INTRANSITIVEthey sat behind me shuigh siad ar mo chúlhe was ordered to sit down on the ground ordaíodh dó suí síos ar an talamhthey sat down to table shuigh siad chun boird, shuigh siad chun bia 4 verb place sb TRANSITIVEthey sat him on the couch chuir siad ina shuí ar an tolg é 5 verb for portrait INTRANSITIVEshe sat for a portrait shuigh sí do phortráid 6 verb accommodate TRANSITIVEthe table sits ten people tá áit suí do dheichniúr ag an mbord 7 verb SPOR (US) make miss game TRANSITIVEfág verb he sat four players d'fhág sé ceathrar imreoirí gan imirt, níor thug sé cluiche do cheathrar imreoirí 8 verb be located INTRANSITIVEthe house sits in a village i sráidbhaile atá an teach, i sráidbhaile atá an teach suitethey're sitting here without their friends tá siad fágtha anseo gan a gcairdemy book sat gathering dust bhí mo leabhar fágtha ag bailiú dustahe has a screen sitting on the floor tá scáileán ar an urlár aige, tá scáileán fágtha ar an urlár aige 9 verb garment INTRANSITIVEsuigh verb luigh verb it sits well on her shoulders suíonn sé go maith ar a guaillí 10 verb in job, position INTRANSITIVEshe sits as a judge is breitheamh í, tá sí ina breitheamh, breitheamh is ea í 11 verb as member of parliament INTRANSITIVEhe sat for the Foyle constituency bhí sé ina fheisire do thoghcheantar an Fheabhail 12 verb official group INTRANSITIVEthe court won't be sitting ní bheidh an chúirt ina suí 13 verb ED exam
INTRANSITIVEhe'll sit for a nursing exam déanfaidh sé scrúdú altranais, beidh scrúdú altranais aige
14 verb (US) babysit TRANSITIVEhe used to sit their kids thugadh sé aire dá gcuid páistí, bhíodh sé ag coimhéad a gcuid páistí, bhíodh sé i bhfeighil a gcuid páistínoun
15 noun period of timesuí masc4 tamall suí after a little sit in the sun tar éis suí beag sa ghrian 16 noun of garment etcthe sit of sth an chaoi a suíonn rud, an dóigh a suíonn rud