sit for
English
[edit]Verb
[edit]sit for (third-person singular simple present sits for, present participle sitting for, simple past and past participle sat for)
- To take care of children in the absence of their parents; to work as a babysitter for someone.
- To serve as a model for an artist or as the subject of a piece of art.
- 1927, Joseph Auslander, Frank Ernest Hill, Theresa West Elmendorf, The Winged Horse[1], page 220:
- He sat for painters.
- To represent a political party in a place, especially the House of Lords.
- 2025 February 19, Dickon Ross, “Opinion”, in RAIL, number 1029, page 3:
- Previously a crossbench peer in the House of Lords, now he sits for Labour.