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anda[안따]Beginner · TOPIK IBody movements

sit; be seated

Verb

  1. 1

    sit; be seated

    To place one's weight on the bottocks and put his/her body on an object or on the floor with his/her upper body in an upright position.

    Korean definition: 윗몸을 바로 한 상태에서 엉덩이에 몸무게를 실어 다른 물건이나 바닥에 몸을 올려놓다.

    • Father is sitting on the sofa watching TV.

    • Mother told the child to bring out a cushion for the guest to sit on.

  2. 2

    sit; be perched

    For a flying animal, airplane, ect., to land on a certain place and put its body on another object.

    Korean definition: 날아다니는 동물이나 비행기 등이 일정한 곳에 내려 자기 몸을 다른 물건 위에 놓다.

    • In the morning, a bird perches on a branch and sings.

    • A yellow butterfly sat on a flower for a moment and then flew up into the sky.

  3. 3

    stand; be located

    For a building, house, etc., to position itself in a direction or place.

    Korean definition: 건물이나 집 등이 일정한 방향이나 장소에 자리를 잡다.

    • This guest room faces south, so it gets plenty of sunlight.

    • Two shops in the same business sit facing each other and compete.

  4. 4

    take; assume

    To occupy a status or position.

    Korean definition: 어떤 지위나 자리를 차지하다.

    • That lawmaker was appointed by the president and took a high government post.

    • The person who took the president's seat this time is a young man in his thirties.