sitting for

Being a model's subject

Sitting for means posing as a subject, typically for a portrait or photograph: She spent three afternoons sitting for the painter.

The phrase implies remaining relatively still while an artist or photographer captures your likeness.

It can also mean taking an examination: He's sitting for his bar exam next month.

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holding still · posing · portraiture · portrait session · attending · modeling · deputizing · chairing · board meeting · jury duty · commission · likeness · studio · artist · easel · evaluation · consulting · substituting

Opposites
activity level

sitting formoving about

Traveling without fixed destination

standing for · walking around · pacing · fidgeting

artistic role

sitting forpainting

Pigment on canvas

sculpting · drawing · photographing · sketching · rendering

Family

sit, sitting, for, sits, sitter, sitters, seating, settee

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G