- sit around
- phr verbSit around is used with these nouns as the object: ↑table
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sit around
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sit around — verb be around, often idly or without specific purpose The object sat in the corner We sat around chatting for another hour • Syn: ↑sit • Hypernyms: ↑be • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
sit around — phrasal verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms sit around : present tense I/you/we/they sit around he/she/it sits around present participle sitting around past tense sat around past participle sat around sit around something to spend time… … English dictionary
sit around — PHRASAL VERB If you sit around or sit about, you spend time doing nothing useful or interesting. [INFORMAL] [V P] Eve isn t the type to sit around doing nothing... [V P] We sat about in the gloomy airport lounge. (in BRIT, also use sit about) … English dictionary
sit (around) on (your) backside — British & Australian, very informal! to do nothing, especially when other people are busy or need your help. How do people expect things to change if they just sit on their backsides and don t bother to vote? … New idioms dictionary
sit around — verb To sit down and not do anything important … Wiktionary
sit around — hang out; sit idly; be present somewhere without fulfilling any particular function … English contemporary dictionary
sit around the table — sit down to a meal, sit down so as to eat; gather around a table for the purpose of eating or talking … English contemporary dictionary
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 — /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 — 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
