sit about
sit about · sits about · sat about · sitting about
rumsitzen, herumsitzen
Synonym of sit aroundSynonym of sit around.
» We sat talking about the remote past.
Ми сиділи, спілкуючись про далеке минуле.
Meaning
1 sensesSynonym of sit around.
Examples
11 sentencesWe sat talking about the remote past.
Ми сиділи, спілкуючись про далеке минуле.
We sat talking about this and that.
deWir haben dagesessen und uns über Gott und die Welt unterhalten.
I sat there for about three minutes.
Let's sit and talk about all the issues.
You shouldn't sit about waiting for someone to help you.
deDu solltest nicht rumsitzen und darauf warten, dass dir jemand hilft.
Forms
sits about, sitting about, sat about, sat about| Base form | sit about · to sit about |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sits about |
| Present participle | sitting about |
| Past simple | sat about |
| Past participle | sat about |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
15 phrasal verbs- sit downсісти, сідатиTo assume a sitting position from a standing position.
- sit aroundсидіти, посидітиTo spend time sitting idly, not doing anything important.
- sit upTo assume a sitting position from a position lying down.
- sit offTo give less than full effort; to let off on energy or pressure.
- sit outTo decline to participate; particularly, to decline to dance.
- sit onTo block, suppress, restrain (something).
- sit inTo attend a class, educational presentation, meeting, etc. for one time, as a visitor.
- sit backTo recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.
More 7
- sit overTo move along a seat or bench to make room.
- sit forTo take care of children in the absence of their parents; to work as a babysitter for someone.
- sit throughTo unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.
- sit aboutSynonym of sit around.
- sit withTo consider (something) slowly and carefully, to reflect on.
- sit bySynonym of sit idly by.
- sit underTo be in the habit of hearing the preaching or teaching of (someone).
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb