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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)
/ˈzɪtə(n)/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch sitten, from Old Dutch sitten, from Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sed-.
Related words
fitten
gaan zitten
stationeren
zich verzetten
plaatsnemen
zich vestigen
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