sit
/sɪt/ noun C2- An act of sitting.
- Subsidence of the roof of a coal mine.
Plural sits
Phrasal verbs and expressions
- sit about Synonym of sit around.
- sit around To spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important.
- sit back To recline while still in a seated position, with one's b...
- sit by Synonym of sit idly by.
- sit down To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
- sit in To attend a class, educational presentation, meeting, etc...
- sit off To give less than full effort; to let off on energy or pr...
- sit on To block, suppress, restrain (something).
- sit out To decline to participate; particularly, to decline to da...
- sit over To move along a seat or bench to make room.
- sit through To unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.
- sit up To assume a sitting position from a position lying down.
From the library
She would have much preferred to sit back with the girls, where she could have laughed and chattered to her heart’s content.
She must be a heartless creature to sit laughing at some jest within a few hours of her husband’s murder.”
“Sit down, my dear; I think I have found the way to get you out of this country.”
“Oh, yes; sit down in that chair, please,” replied Oz.
Other matches
- sit To be in a position in which the upper body is ... A1
- sit about Synonym of sit around.
- sit around To spend time sitting idly, not doing anything ...
- sit back To recline while still in a seated position, wi...
- sit by Synonym of sit idly by.
- sit down To assume a sitting position from a standing po...
- sit in To attend a class, educational presentation, me...
- sit off To give less than full effort
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