усиде́ть

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verbperfective

1.
to remain sitting, to sit still, to stay seated
Малы́ш не мог усиде́ть на ме́сте.
The little boy couldn't sit still.
Perfective; most often in the negative, e.g. не усидеть на месте 'be unable to sit still'.
2.
to eat up, to polish off, to knock back (a drink)
Они́ вдвоём усиде́ли це́лый торт.
The two of them polished off a whole cake.
Colloquial.

Examples

Егозливая девочка не могла усидеть на месте.
The fidgety girl couldn’t sit still.
Мы бы́ли так возбуждены́, что не могли́ усиде́ть на ме́сте.
We were so excited that we couldn't sit still.
Малыш, обуваемый няней, не мог усидеть на месте.
The toddler, being shod by the nanny, could not sit still.
Со стороны вы́глядит, что вы пыта́етесь усиде́ть на двух сту́льях.
From the side, it looks as though you are trying to sit on two chairs.
Малыш не мог усидеть на месте больше минуты.
The little boy couldn’t sit still for more than a minute.

Imperative
ты	усиди́
вы	усиди́те

Active present	-
Active past	усиде́вший	having managed to stay, having managed to hold out, having endured, having kept one's position
Passive present	-
Passive past	уси́женный	worn from sitting, sat on for a long time, saggy (from sitting)
Gerund present	-
Gerund past	усиде́в усидевши	while doing (past)

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