sit (definition)

[jmccrae]

@fcbond suggests updating the following definition

ewn-01545905-v (Interlingual Index: i29448)
(v) sit, sit down

be seated

To:

"be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside."

[arademaker]

@apease made a good observation. We have

1. http://wn.mybluemix.net/synset?id=01984902-v (take a seat)
2. http://wn.mybluemix.net/synset?id=01543123-v (be seated)
3. http://wn.mybluemix.net/synset?id=01240029-a (seated | the state)

(1) and (2) are mapped to the concept SittingDown (action) in SUMO. The adjective is mapped to the state or situation, the concept Sitting.

Francis' definition is very similar to the adjective definition in (3). Do we want that? Actually, can someone give examples for (2)? Adding examples is a good way to make the sense clear (related to #243)

[jmccrae]

The distinction between the verbs is that "take a seat" is an action, where as "be seated" describes the state (perhaps the SUMO mapping is incorrect?). This is distinguished in many languages so is useful for inter-lingual mapping, and as the distinction is already in WordNet, I wouldn't want to change it just make the definitions more explicit.