atsit

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verb

To remain sitting; stay; abide.

OriginMiddle English atsitten ← Old English ætsittan →
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Meanings

verbatsit (third-person singular simple present atsits, present participle atsitting, simple past atsat or atseet, past participle atsat or atseet or atsitten)

present singular third person atsits · participle present atsitting · past atsat · past atseet · participle past atsat · participle past atseet · participle past atsitten

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo remain sitting; stay; abide.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo sit against; withstand; disobey.

Origin

  1. Old Englishætsittan“to sit by, remain, stay, wait”
  2. Middle Englishatsitten
  3. Englishatsit

From Middle English atsitten, ætsitten, from Old English ætsittan (“to sit by, remain, stay, wait”), equivalent to at- + sit. See also asit.

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APA

atsit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atsit

MLA

“atsit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atsit. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “atsit,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/atsit.

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