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sit down

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En español: sentarse

  1. To assume a sitting position from a standing position. (intransitive) · Sit down! We have work to do.· I sat down in the armchair, and my sis sat down on the floor.
  2. To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to. (transitive) · Sit your ass down and shut up.· I sat him down and explained to him how things truly work around here.
  3. To meet formally at a conference table. (figuratively, intransitive)
  4. To meet with someone for discussions, negotiations or interrogation. (figuratively, intransitive) · I sat down with him about the allegations.
  5. To assume a low or sunken position. (intransitive) · The ball scooted off the fairway and sat down in the thick rough.· As we all climbed aboard, the little boat sat down low in the water.
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“It wasn’t very civil of you to sit down without being invited,” said the March Hare.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 49 · B2
“I’ll tell it her,” said the Mock Turtle in a deep, hollow tone: “sit down, both of you, and don’t speak a word till I’ve finished.”
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, p. 72 · B2
“Sit down here a moment, Dele,” said Joe.
Six stories from The Four Million, p. 7 · C1
Baloo made one effort to hurry, but had to sit down panting, and so they left him to come on later, while Bagheera hurried forward, at the quick panther-canter.
The Jungle Book, p. 47 · B2

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