Ukrainian edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [seˈdʲite]
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Verb edit

сиді́ти (sydítyimpf (perfective поси́діти)

  1. to sit
  2. to be somewhere, to spend time somewhere
    1. to have fun somewhere, to be a guest of someone
    2. to live, to stay somewhere or with someone
    3. (colloquial) to repeat class
    4. to settle, to manage a household
  3. to be in some state (mostly in inactive state)
    1. not to have something needed
    2. (colloquial) to limit (in food)
  4. to something in sitting position
  5. to spend time watching someone (kids, sick people, etc.)
  6. (colloquial, dated) to serve, to hold office
  7. (colloquial) to be in jail, prison
  8. to be located somewhere
    1. (figurative) to be inside someone (about thoughts, feelings, etc.)
  9. to have been located somewhere
  10. to fit

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