sentar
Meanings
Verb
1. to seat (transitive)
2. to set, to establish, to lay (transitive)
3. to sit down, have a seat (pronominal)
4. to settle down (pronominal)
5. to assert (transitive)
6. to suit, to fit (intransitive, figurative, figuratively)
7. to sit well (intransitive, figurative, figuratively)
8. to report
9. to leave a mark on (the skin) (reflexive, colloquial)
Examples610
¿Puedo sentarme?
May I sit down?
Siéntese en el piso.
Sit on the floor.
Él se sienta en el sillón.
He sits down on the armchair.
Sin duda, esto va a sentar un precedente para eventos futuros.
Undoubtedly, this is going to set a precedent for future events.
¡Siéntate!
Sit down!
Siéntate en la esquina hasta que te digan a levantarte
Sit in the corner until you are told to get up.