sit for a while

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• for a while — adverb for a short time (Freq. 12) sit down and stay awhile they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West the baby was quiet for a while • Syn: ↑awhile …   Useful english dictionary

• Sit Down, Shut Up (U.S. TV series) — For Australian version, see Sit Down, Shut Up (Australian TV series). Sit Down, Shut Up Genre Comedy Blue humor Format 2D com …   Wikipedia

• sit — [ sıt ] (past tense and past participle sat [ sæt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 rest lower body on something ▸ 2 be in situation etc. ▸ 3 be in particular place ▸ 4 meet in committee etc. ▸ 5 be model ▸ 6 take care of children ▸ 7 take an examination ▸ +… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• sit — /sIt/ verb past tense and past participle sat present participle sitting 1 IN A CHAIR ETC a) (I) to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks (+on/in/by etc): sitting… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• sit */*/*/ — UK [sɪt] / US verb Word forms sit : present tense I/you/we/they sit he/she/it sits present participle sitting past tense sat UK [sæt] / US past participle sat 1) [intransitive] to be in a position in which the lower part of your body rests on a… …   English dictionary

• sit — sit1 /sit/, v., sat or (Archaic) sate; sat or (Archaic) sitten; sitting. v.i. 1. to rest with the body supported by the buttocks or thighs; be seated. 2. to be located or situated: The house sits well up on the slope …   Universalium

• sit in — v. 1) (D; intr.) ( to attend ) to sit in as (she sat in as our representative) 2) (D; intr.) to sit in for ( to replace ) (she sat in for me while I was out of town) 3) (D; intr.) to sit in on ( to attend ) (we sat in on a few meetings) * * * [… …   Combinatory dictionary

• sit — verb (sits, sitting; past and past participle sat sat) 1》 be or cause to be in a position in which one s weight is supported by one s buttocks rather than one s feet and one s back is upright.     ↘(of an animal) rest with the hind legs bent and… …   English new terms dictionary

• sit by — {v.} 1. To stay near; watch and care for. * /The nurse was told to sit by the patient until he woke up./ * /Mother sat by her sick baby all night./ 2. To sit and watch or rest especially while others work. * /Don t just sit idly by while the… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• sit by — {v.} 1. To stay near; watch and care for. * /The nurse was told to sit by the patient until he woke up./ * /Mother sat by her sick baby all night./ 2. To sit and watch or rest especially while others work. * /Don t just sit idly by while the… …   Dictionary of American idioms