sittingPronunciation: /ˈsɪtɪŋ/Translate sitting | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of sitting noun 1a continuous period of being seated, especially when engaged in a particular activity:twenty pieces of music is a bit much to take in at one sitting a period of time spent as a model for an artist or photographer: at the end of five forty-minute sittings my portrait was finished 2a scheduled period of time when a number of people are served a meal, especially in a restaurant:there will be two sittings for Christmas lunch 3a period of time during which a committee or parliament is engaged in its normal business: all-night sittings of Parliament Law, British a period of time when a law court holds sessions:a special sitting of Basildon magistrates adjective [attributive] 1in a seated position: a sitting position (of an animal or bird) not running or flying. 2(of an MP or other elected representative) current; present:the resignation of the sitting member 3(of a hen or other bird) settled on eggs for the purpose of incubating them. sitting in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of sitting in the US English dictionary
