sit over

English

Verb

sit over (third-person singular simple present sits over, present participle sitting over, simple past and past participle sat over)

1. (intransitive) To move along a seat or bench to make room.

   She sat over toward the front of the train car.

2. (card games) To be on the left side of a player.

   Antonym: sit under

3. (transitive) To weigh heavily on (someone) or to trouble (someone)

   His legal problems sat over him all year.

   The trump cards hadn't been played yet, so they sat over his strategy.