Sit

American Accent:

نشستن

to (​cause someone to) be in a ​position in which the ​lower ​part of the ​body is ​resting on a ​seat or other ​type of ​support, with the ​upper ​part of the ​body​ vertical

Example:

Birds were sitting on the branch

پرندگان روی شاخه نشسته بودند

British Accent: