The difference between Be and Sit
When used as verbs, be means to exist, whereas sit means to be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
Sit is also noun with the meaning: an event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.
check bellow for the other definitions of Be and Sit
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Be as a verb (intransitive, now, literary):
To exist; to have real existence.
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Be as a verb (with {{m, there):
, or dialectally , as }} To exist.
Examples:
"There is just one woman in town who can help us.'' (or, dialectally:) ''It is just one woman in town who can help us."
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Be as a verb (intransitive):
To occupy a place.
Examples:
"The cup is on the table."
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Be as a verb (intransitive):
To occur, to take place.
Examples:
"When will the meeting be?"
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Be as a verb (intransitive, in perfect tenses, without predicate):
Examples:
"The postman has been today, but my tickets have still not yet come."
"I have been to Spain many times."
"Moscow, huh? I've never been, but it sounds fascinating."
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Be as a verb (transitive, copulative):
Examples:
"Knowledge is bliss."
"Hi, I’m Jim."
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Be as a verb (transitive, copulative, mathematics):
Examples:
"3 times 5 is fifteen."
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Be as a verb (transitive, copulative):
Examples:
"François Mitterrand was president of France from 1981 to 1995."
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Be as a verb (transitive, copulative):
Examples:
"The sky is blue."
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Be as a verb (transitive, copulative):
Examples:
"The sky is a deep blue today."
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Be as a verb (transitive, auxiliary):
Examples:
"The dog was drowned by the boy."
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Be as a verb (transitive, auxiliary):
Examples:
"The woman is walking."
"I shall be writing to you soon."
"We liked to chat while we were eating."
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Be as a verb (archaic, auxiliary):
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Be as a verb (transitive, auxiliary):
Examples:
"I am to leave tomorrow."
"I would drive you, were I to obtain a car."
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Be as a verb (transitive, copulative):
Examples:
"This building is three hundred years old."
"I am 75 kilograms."
"He’s about 6 feet tall."
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Be as a verb (transitive, copulative, with a cardinal numeral):
Examples:
"I’m 20.'' (= ''I am 20 years old.'')"
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Be as a verb (with a {{glossary, dummy pronoun, dummy subject):
}}
Examples:
"It is almost eight.'' (= ''It is almost eight o’clock.'')"
"It’s 8:30'' [read ''eight-thirty''] ''in Tokyo."
"What time is it there? It’s night."
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Be as a verb (With {{m, since):
}}
Examples:
"It has been three years since my grandmother died.'' (similar to ''My grandmother died three years ago,'' but emphasizes the intervening period)"
"It had been six days since his departure, when I received a letter from him."
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Be as a verb (often, impersonal, with {{m, it):
as a }}
Examples:
"It is hot in Arizona, but it is not usually humid."
"Why is it so dark in here?"
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Be as a verb ([[be#English-dynamic_conjugation, dynamic/lexical "be"]], especially in progressive tenses, conjugated non-suppletively in the present tense, see usage notes):
To exist or behave in a certain way.
Examples:
"What do we do?" "We be ourselves."
"Why is he being nice to me?"
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Be as a verb (AAVE, Caribbean, auxiliary, not conjugated):
To tend to do, often do;
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Sit as a verb (intransitive, of a person):
To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
Examples:
"After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax."
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Sit as a verb (intransitive, of a person):
To move oneself into such a position.
Examples:
"I asked him to sit."
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Sit as a verb (intransitive, of an object):
To occupy a given position permanently.
Examples:
"The temple has sat atop that hill for centuries."
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Sit as a verb:
To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
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Sit as a verb (government):
To be a member of a deliberative body.
Examples:
"I currently sit on a standards committee."
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Sit as a verb (legal, government):
Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
Examples:
"In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session."
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Sit as a verb:
To lie, rest, or bear; to press or weigh.
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Sit as a verb:
To be adjusted; to fit.
Examples:
"Your new coat sits well."
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Sit as a verb (intransitive, of an agreement or arrangement):
To be accepted or acceptable; to work.
Examples:
"How will this new contract sit with the workers?"
"I don’t think it will sit well."
"The violence in these video games sits awkwardly with their stated aim of educating children."
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Sit as a verb (transitive, causative):
To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
Examples:
"Sit him in front of the TV and he might watch for hours."
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Sit as a verb (transitive):
To accommodate in seats; to seat.
Examples:
"The dining room table sits eight comfortably."
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Sit as a verb (intransitive):
shortened form of babysit.
Examples:
"I'm going to sit for them on Thursday."
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Sit as a verb (transitive, US):
To babysit
Examples:
"I need to find someone to sit my kids on Friday evening for four hours."
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Sit as a verb (transitive, Australia, New Zealand, UK):
To take, to undergo or complete (an examination or test).
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Sit as a verb:
To cover and warm eggs for hatching, as a fowl; to brood; to incubate.
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Sit as a verb:
To take a position for the purpose of having some artistic representation of oneself made, such as a picture or a bust.
Examples:
"I'm sitting for a painter this evening."
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Sit as a verb:
To have position, as at the point blown from; to hold a relative position; to have direction.
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Sit as a noun (rare, Buddhism):
An event, usually lasting one full day or more, where the primary goal is to sit in meditation.