| Samengestelde woorden: |
| abound with sth vi + prep | (be filled with sth) | wemelen van onoverg.ww + vz |
| | | tjokvol zitten onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The hotel cellars were abounding with vermin. |
| be v aux | (with present participle: continuous) (met infinitief) | aan het ... zijn onoverg.uitdr. |
| | (met infinitief) | staan/liggen/zitten + te onoverg.uitdr. |
| | Teresa is eating her dinner at the moment. |
| beg vi | (dog: sit up as if to request food) | bedelen onoverg.ww |
| | (hond) | rechtop zitten onoverg.ww |
| | My dog does tricks when I say "roll over!" or "beg!" |
| behind prep | (responsible for) | achter iets zitten overg.ww |
| | The government suspects that terrorists are behind the attacks. |
| bestride sth vtr | (straddle) | schrijlings zitten op onoverg. uitdr. |
| | London Bridge was the very first bridge to bestride the Thames. |
| board vi | (school: be boarding pupil) | op internaat zitten ww + vz |
| | | op internaat gaan ww + vz |
| | James isn't a day boy, he boards. |
| chase after girls v expr | informal (try to seduce young women) (informeel) | achter de meisjes aan zitten frase |
| | Ron seems to spend most of his time chasing after girls. |
| chivvy sb vtr | UK (hurry or harass) | opjagen overg. ww |
| | | achterna zitten bw+overg. ww |
| cling vi | (physically stick to) | vast blijven zitten onoverg.ww |
| come after vtr phrasal insep | informal (pursue, chase) | achterna zitten bw + ww |
| corset sb vtr | figurative (restrict severely) (figuurlijk) | in keurslijf stoppen frase |
| | | in keurslijf zitten frase |
| | The strict rules corseted the students. |
| design n | (plot) | snode plannen nw meerv. |
| | (vooral NL) | ergens achteraan zitten onoverg.ww |
| | He has designs on my girlfriend. |
| dog vtr | (hound, harass) | lastig vallen, dwars zitten overg.ww |
| | The problem has been dogging me for days. |
| duck vtr | (obligation) | laten zitten overg.ww |
| | She ducked her appointment and went to the cinema instead. |
| excuse vtr | (dispense with) | laten zitten overg.ww |
| | | afzien van ww + vz |
| | We will excuse the formalities and get right down to business. |
| exercise vtr | (worry) | ergens mee zitten |
| | | zich zorgen maken |
| | Don't exercise yourself about his broken promises. |
| fidget vi | (make restless movements) | de kriebels hebben frase |
| | | niet stil kunnen zitten frase |
| | Poppy fidgeted in her seat during the long movie. |
get,
get sb vtr | informal (bother) | dwars zitten |
| | What gets me about the film is why he never comes back. |
| get bogged down v expr | (stuck: in mud) (in modder) | vast komen te zitten frase |
| | Once again, the car got bogged down in the mud. |
| get stuck with sth/sb v expr | informal (burden) | opgescheept zitten met onoverg. uitdr. |
| | My sister went shopping with her friend and I got stuck with babysitting her two small children. |
| henpeck sb vtr | figurative, informal (nag or boss persistently) (informeel) | rondsnauwen, afsnauwen overg. ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | op de kop zitten overg. uitdr. |
(hot) on the heels of sb,
(hot) on sb's heels prep | slang (close behind) (figuurlijk) | iemand op de hielen zitten frase |
| | The police officer was hot on the heels of the speeding driver. |
| | De politie zat de bestuurder op de hielen. |
| in a quandary adj | (in a dilemma) | met een dilemma zitten bw |
| | (figuurlijk) | in een lastig parket bw |
| | I'm in a quandary about which invitation to accept. |
| | Ik zit met een dilemma over welke uitnodiging te accepteren. |
| keep still vi + adj | (not move) | stil zitten onoverg. uitdr. |
| | | stil blijven zitten onoverg. uitdr. |
| | The mother told her son to keep still as she tried to cut his hair. |
| lie vi | (remain unchanged) (met rust laten) | rusten onoverg.ww |
| | (figuurlijk) | laten zitten overg.uitdr. |
| Opmerking: conjugation: lie - lay - lain |
| | Just let this matter lie. We don't want to cause any problems. |
| lounge vi | (sit relaxing) | hangen, onderuit zitten onoverg.ww |
| | Jim lounged in his bed watching TV all afternoon. |
| lounge vi | (in lounge chair) | achterover zitten onoverg.ww |
| | Jim lounged in the chair and sipped his coffee. |
| make your bed v expr | figurative (be responsible for your circumstances) (figuurlijk) | op zijn blaren zitten uitdr. |
| | You made your bed so you will have to sleep in it. |
| number among sth vi + prep | (be one of) | horen bij, zitten bij, zijn bij ww + vz |
| | This school numbers among the top ten schools in the nation. |
| pursue vtr | (follow: physically) | volgen, achtervolgen, achterna zitten overg.ww |
| ride vtr | (fill, overwhelm: with an emotion) (emotie) | vol zitten met, vol zijn met, vervuld zijn van ww + vz |
| | He was ridden with anxiety about his exams. |
| ride vtr | US, informal, figurative (harass) | lastig vallen, onder druk zetten overg.ww |
| | (Belg., informeel) | op iemand zijn kap zitten onoverg.ww |
| | She kept riding him to get him to follow the rules. |
| sink down vi phrasal | (settle down) | onderuit zakken bw + ww |
| | | gaan zitten ww+ww |
| | She sank down into the old armchair and let out a contented sigh. |
sit well with sb,
stand well with sb v expr | colloquial (be accepted) (figuurlijk) | lekker zitten onoverg.uitdr. |
| | This situation doesn't sit well with me. |
| | De situatie zit me niet lekker. |
| skip vtr | (omit) | overslaan, laten zitten overg.ww |
| | My advice is to skip the second course, and leave room for the fish. |
| sleep vi | (be inattentive) | zitten slapen, zitten dromen onoverg.ww |
| | The man was sleeping and didn't notice it was his turn. |
| slump vi | (sit in ungainly way) (figuurlijk; zitten) | hangen onoverg.ww |
| | | onderuit zitten onoverg.uitdr. |
| | Stop slumping! Sit up straight. |
| stick vi | (be stopped by an obstruction) | klem zitten, vastzitten onoverg.ww |
| | The zipper stuck halfway up. |
| stick in your craw v expr | figurative (feel reluctance over) (figuurlijk) | tegen de borst stuiten overg.uitdr. |
| | (figuurlijk, informeel) | niet lekker zitten overg.uitdr. |
| | I'll apologise, but it sticks in my craw; I know I was in the right. |
| | Het zit me niet lekker wanneer mensen anderen niet respecteren. |
| straddle vtr | (sit with a leg on each side) | schrijlings zitten op ww + vz |
| take vtr | (sit down on) | gaan zitten onoverg.ww |
| | | nemen overg. ww |
| | Please come in and take a seat. |
| | Kom binnen en neem een stoel. |
track,
track sth vtr | (follow, hunt: an animal) | volgen, achtervolgen, op het spoor zitten overg. ww |
| | The natives can track an animal for miles. |