sit down

sit  (st)

v. sat (st), sit·ting, sits

v.intr.

1. To rest with the torso vertical and the body supported on the buttocks.

2.

a. To rest with the hindquarters lowered onto a supporting surface. Used of animals.

b. To perch. Used of birds.

3. To cover eggs for hatching; brood.

4. To be situated or located: a house that sits on a hill.

5. To lie or rest: Dishes were sitting on a shelf. See Usage Note at set¹.

6. To pose for an artist or photographer.

7.

a. To occupy a seat as a member of a body of officials: sit in Congress.

b. To be in session.

8. To remain inactive or unused: Her expensive skis sat gathering dust.

9. To affect one with or as if with a burden; weigh: Official duties sat heavily upon the governor.

10. To fit, fall, or drape in a specified manner: The jacket sits perfectly on you.

11. To be agreeable to one; please: The idea didn't sit well with any of us.

12. Chiefly British To take an examination, as for a degree.

13. To blow from a particular direction. Used of the wind.

14. To keep watch or take care of a child.

v.tr.

1. To cause to sit; seat: Sit yourself over there.

2. To keep one's seat on (an animal): She sits her horse well.

3. To sit on (eggs) for the purpose of hatching.

4. To provide seating accommodation for: a theater that sits 1,000 people.

n.

1.

a. The act of sitting.

b. A period of time spent sitting.

2. The way in which an article of clothing, such as a dress or jacket, fits.

Phrasal Verbs:

sit down

To take a seat.

sit in

1. To be present or participate as a visitor at a discussion or music session.

2. To act as a substitute: She sat in for the vacationing news anchor.

3. To take part in a sit-in.

sit on/upon Informal

1. To confer about.

2. To suppress or repress: sat on the evidence.

3. To postpone action or resolution regarding.

4. Slang To rebuke sharply; reprimand.

sit out

1. To stay until the end of.

2. To refrain from taking part in: sit out a dance.

sit up

1. To rise from lying down to a sitting position.

2. To sit with the spine erect.

3. To stay up later than the customary bedtime.

4. To become suddenly alert: The students sat up when he mentioned the test.

Idioms:

sit on (one's) hands

To fail to act.

sit pretty Informal

To be in a very favorable position.

sit tight Informal

To be patient and await the next move.

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[Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; see sed- in Indo-European roots.]

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sit down

vb (adverb)

1. to adopt or cause (oneself or another) to adopt a sitting posture

2. (intr; foll by under) to suffer (insults, etc.) without protests or resistance

n sit-down

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators sit down in a public place as a protest or to draw attention to a cause

2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) See sit-down strike

adj sit-down

(Cookery) (of a meal, etc.) eaten while sitting down at a table

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sit down - take a seat sit sit, sit down - be seated change posture - undergo a change in bodily posture get up, stand up, rise, arise, uprise - rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"
	2.	sit down - show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" seat, sit lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" sit, sit down - be seated reseat - show to a different seat; "The usher insisted on reseating us"
	3.	sit down - be seated sit lounge - sit or recline comfortably; "He was lounging on the sofa" sprawl - sit or lie with one's limbs spread out perch, roost, rest - sit, as on a branch; "The birds perched high in the tree" seat, sit down, sit - show to a seat; assign a seat for; "The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith" hunker, hunker down, scrunch up, squat, scrunch, crouch - sit on one's heels; "In some cultures, the women give birth while squatting"; "The children hunkered down to protect themselves from the sandstorm" sit down, sit - take a seat

Translations

? sit down

vi

(lit) → sich (hin)setzen; to sit down in a chair → sich auf einen Stuhl setzen

(fig) to take something sitting down → etw einfach hinnehmen

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