Be and Sit

Be

Be verb - To occupy a place or location.
Usage example: we'll be there waiting for you

Sit and be are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sit" instead a verb "Be".

Sit

Sit verb - To occupy a place or location.
Usage example: the large monument that sits at the entrance to the battlefield

Be and sit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Be" instead a verb "Sit".

Nearby Words: sitting, siting

Common collocations

life be life sit life
people be people sit people
body be body sit body
place be place sit place
Other words: time, way, nothing, times, thousands.
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