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Etymology

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From Old East Slavic сѣдѣти (sěděti), from Proto-Slavic *sěděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *sēdḗˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [sʲɪˈdʲetʲ]
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  • Homophones: седе́ть (sedétʹ)

Verb

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сиде́ть (sidétʹimpf (perfective сесть or посиде́ть, verbal noun сиде́ние)

  1. to sit
  2. (colloquial) to be imprisoned, to do time
  3. to stay at home (with), to look after [with с (s, + instrumental) ‘someone’]
  4. to stay (in a physical location)
    сиде́ть до́маsidétʹ dómato stay home
  5. (colloquial) to stay (in a virtual location by using something computer-based)
    сиде́ть в Интерне́теsidétʹ v Internéteto stay on the Internet
    сиде́ть в ча́теsidétʹ v čáteto stay in a chat
    сиде́ть на са́йтеsidétʹ na sájteto stay on a website
  6. to use a tool or be occupied with, to sit at (usually in a sitting position) [with за (za, + instrumental) ‘an activity’]
    сиде́ть за компью́теромsidétʹ za kompʹjúteromto sit at the computer
    сиде́ть пе́ред телеви́зоромsidétʹ péred televízoromto sit before the television
    сиде́ть за́ рабо́тойsidétʹ zá rabótojto sit at work

Conjugation

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