sat
Was seated
Sat is the past tense and past participle of sit.
You sat in a chair, sat through a lecture, sat for a portrait.
A building sits on a foundation; yesterday it sat there too.
Food that sat out overnight may have spoiled.
If something doesn't sit well with you, it sat poorly from the start. (Capitalized Sat is the abbreviation for Saturday; all-caps SAT is the standardized test.)
Resting in place
- settledNo longer in question
- ploppedFell or sat heavily
- squattedBent knees, lowered body
- ensconcedSecurely and comfortably positioned
nestled · reclined · lounged · slumped · crouched · plonked · dropped · landed
perched
Resting in place
ensconced · nestled · reclined · lounged · slumped · crouched · plonked · dropped · landed · flopped
motionless
Lacking all movement
static · parked · stopped · paused · halted · immobile · inactive · sedentary · waiting · lingering
placed
Put somewhere specific
anchored · fixed · installed · embedded · secured · stabilized · mounted · set · established · stationed
- sat downLowered oneself onto seat
- sat upRose to seated
- sat aroundRemained idle somewhere
- sat throughRemained for duration
- sat backRelaxed one's posture
- sat in forTemporarily took over for