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1. [UK] National Curriculum educational assessment, used in England
   - Standard Assessment Task [UK]
    
2. [US] Standardized test for US college admission
   - SAT Reasoning Test [US]

1. The seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
   - Saturday, Sabbatum

1. Be seated
   - sit down
    
2. Be around, often idly or without specific purpose
   "The object sat in the corner"; "We sat around chatting for another hour"
   - sit around
    
3. Take a seat
   - sit down
    
4. Be in session
   "When does the court of law sit?"
    
5. Assume a posture as for artistic purposes
   "We don't know the woman who sat for Leonardo so often"
   - model, pose, posture
    
6. Sit and travel on the back of an animal, usually while controlling its motion
   "She never sat a horse!"
   - ride
    
7. Be located or situated somewhere
   "The White House sits on Pennsylvania Avenue"
    
8. Work or act as a baby-sitter
   "I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do"
   - baby-sit, babysit
    
9. Show to a seat; assign a seat for
   "The host sat me next to Mrs. Smith"
   - seat, sit down
    
10. Serve in a specific professional capacity
    "the priest sat for confession"; "she sat on the jury"
     
11. [Brit] Take an examination

See also: sit out, sitter, sitting

Type of: be, change posture, convene, display, exhibit, expose, go, guard, lay, locomote, move, place, pose, position, put, serve, set, travel, weekday

Antonym: lie, stand

Part of: weekend

Encyclopedia: SAT