oversit

Pronunciation: /ˌəʊvə(ɹ)ˈsɪt/

The English word “oversit” has 4 meanings listed here.

verb

To preside over, govern, rule; to control.
To conquer, gain control or ownership of.
To neglect, omit; to desist, refrain from, forbear.
To spend too much time sitting.

Etymology

From Middle English oversitten (“to gain possession of”), from Old English ofersittan (“to occupy, possess; forbear”), from Proto-West Germanic *ubarsittjan (“to sit over, occupy, preside over”), corresponding to over- + sit. Cognate with Middle Low German ōversitten, ȫversitten (“to attend, partake; advise, discuss; miss”), Middle Dutch oversitten (“to overstay; meet about, discuss”), Middle…

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