Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "zaune" shine aikin zama ko wuri na wani lokaci, yawanci a cikin annashuwa ko rashin aiki. Hakanan yana iya komawa zuwa wani matsayi ko matsayi na jiki, kamar lokacin da mutum yake zaune akan kujera ko a ƙasa. Ƙari ga haka, ana iya amfani da kalmar a matsayin sifa don siffanta wani abu da aka ƙera don ko ya dace da zama, kamar ɗakin zama ko kushin zama.
He was sitting in the lron Throne
l've been sitting here for days!