sit

verb/sɪt/CEFR A1

বসা

Meaning

To rest your body on a chair or the ground.

Example sentences

  • Please sit on this chair.দয়া করে এই চেয়ারে বসো।
  • The students sat quietly.শিক্ষার্থীরা চুপচাপ বসল।

Synonyms & antonyms

Antonyms: stand

Forms of “sit”

Base form
sit
Past simple
sat
Past participle
sat
-ing form
sitting
Third person (he/she/it)
sits

Other English words for “বসা”

  • sit down

    To move into a sitting position.

  • be seated

    To sit down, in polite or formal English.

Opposite words

  • stand

    দাঁড়ানো

    To be on your feet in an upright position.

  • pace

    অস্থিরভাবে পায়চারি করা

    To walk back and forth repeatedly, especially when worried or thinking.

“sit” elsewhere on EnglishBD

  • Sit in on any interview in Dhaka and you will hear the first line: “Myself Rahim, I am from Barishal.” It is said with confidence, it is said by good students, and it is not English.

    Reflexive Pronouns: myself, yourself, himself →

  • Clothing idioms sit on top of that same set of verbs, which is why they are worth learning together with the plain verbs rather than as a separate list.

    English Idioms about Clothes →

  • English uses “older than me” — elder can sit in front of a noun (my elder brother) but never takes “to”.

    English Idioms about Family →

Where this word is used

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  1. “sit” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?

    • • যোগ করা, দেওয়া
    • • অর্জন করা, লাভ করা
    • • বসা
    • • বিবেচনা করা
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    বসা — sit (verb) — বসা. To rest your body on a chair or the ground.

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