zat
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zitten
- (intransitive) to sit
- (intransitive) to be, to be placed or located
- (auxiliary) Forms a continuous aspect. Although it carries an implication of sitting, this is vague and is not strictly required or emphasized.
- (Netherlands, figuratively, intransitive) to have a meeting, to consult, to sit down
- (informal, intransitive) to be in prison
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/zɑt/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch sat, from Old Dutch *sat, *sad, from Proto-West Germanic *sad, from Proto-Germanic *sadaz, from Proto-Indo-European *seh₂-. Compare German satt, English sad, Danish sat.
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