sit out

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 out

vb (adverb)

1. (tr) to endure to the end I sat out the play although it was terrible

2. (tr) to remain seated throughout (a dance, etc.)

3. (Transport / Nautical Terms) (intr) Chiefly Brit to lean backwards over the side of a light sailing boat in order to carry the centre of gravity as far to windward as possible to reduce heeling US and Canadian term hike out

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	sit out - not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event); "He sat out the game" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition refrain, forbear - resist doing something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
	2.	sit out - endure to the end brook, endure, tolerate, stomach, abide, bear, digest, stick out, suffer, put up, stand, support - put up with something or somebody unpleasant; "I cannot bear his constant criticism"; "The new secretary had to endure a lot of unprofessional remarks"; "he learned to tolerate the heat"; "She stuck out two years in a miserable marriage"

Translations

? sit out

vi → draußen sitzen

vt sep

(= stay to end) play, film, meeting → bis zum Schluss or Ende (sitzen) bleiben bei, bis zum Schluss or Ende durch- or aushalten (pej); storm → auf das Ende (+gen) → warten; problem → aussitzen; war → durchstehen; we’d better sit it out → wir bleiben besser bis zum Ende (hier)

dance → auslassen; I’ll sit this one out → ich setze diesmal aus; to sit out a round (in game) → eine Runde aussetzen