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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | exist |
| Synonyms: | abide, act, be alive, breathe, continue, do, endure, go on, have being, have place, hold, inhabit, last, live, move, obtain, persist, prevail, remain, rest, stand, stay, subsist, survive |
| Main Entry: | sit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rest on one's behind |
| Synonyms: | be seated, bear on, cover, ensconce, give feet a rest, grab a chair, have a place, have a seat, hunker, install, lie, park*, perch*, plop down, pose, posture, put it there, relax, remain, rest, seat, seat oneself, settle, squat, take a load off, take a place, take a seat |
| Notes: | to set is to place something; to sit is to be seated |
| Antonyms: | stand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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