sétte

• IPA^(key): /ˈze.tə/
• Rhymes: -etə

From Proto-West Germanic *sittjan, from Proto-Germanic *sitjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sédyeti.

sétte (third-person singular present sétt, preterite soët, past participle geséëte, auxiliary verb haane) (Eupen)

1. (intransitive) to sit; to perch
2. (intransitive) to stay (in one place); to remain; to be (in a particular place or state)
3. (intransitive, of clothing) to fit
4. (intransitive, in certain constructions) to be (e.g. with voll métt)
5. (intransitive, colloquial) to do time; to spend time in jail

From Proto-West Germanic *sattjan, from Proto-Germanic *satjaną, from Proto-Indo-European *sodéyeti, ultimately from the same Proto-Indo-European root of etymology 1.

sétte (third-person singular present sétt, preterite satt, past participle gesatt, auxiliary verb haane or séëne)

1. (transitive) to set; to put
2. (reflexive, of a person) to sit down
3. (reflexive, of particles or contents) to settle

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