French Conversation · Level 33
90 words
French word
asseoir
Pronunciation
IPA/aswaʁ/
Meaning
- verbsit
Example
Je vais m'asseoir près de la fenêtre.
I am going to sit near the window.
More examples
Il va asseoir les invités autour de la table.
He is going to seat the guests around the table.
Core concept
A body lowers its weight onto a seat or the ground, moving from standing to a supported sitting position.
Common phrases
asseoir quelqu'un
seat someone
s'asseoir sur une chaise
sit down on a chair
Similar words
s'asseoir: To move into a seated position on a seat.
s'installer: To settle into a place and arrange oneself comfortably there.
Definition in French
Se mettre en position assise; s'emploie souvent pronominalement (s'asseoir) pour indiquer qu'on prend place sur un siège ou par terre.
Word origin
French asseoir comes through Old French from Latin assidere, formed from ad- and sedere, meaning "to sit."
Usage tips
- The common pronominal form is s'asseoir for sitting down oneself, while asseoir can mean seating another person.
Other meanings
- sit downverb
- seatverb
Opposites
- se leverstand upverb
Related words
- assisseatedadjective
- assiseseatedadjective