sit by
Synonym of sit idly bySynonym of sit idly by.
» He sat surrounded by young girls.
Er saß umgeben von jungen Mädchen. — Esperantostern
Он сидел в окружении молодых девушек. — odexed
Він сидів в оточенні молодих дівчат. — Andrey
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1 sensesSynonym of sit idly by.
- be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
Examples
182 sentencesHe sat surrounded by young girls.
Він сидів в оточенні молодих дівчат. — Andrey
ruОн сидел в окружении молодых девушек. — odexed
deEr saß umgeben von jungen Mädchen. — Esperantostern
Tom sat by the window, reading a book.
Том сидів біля вікна, читаючи книжку. — deniko
ruТом сидел у окна и читал книгу. — odexed
deTom saß am Fenster, ein Buch lesend. — Yorwba
Tom didn't want me to sit by him.
Том не хотів, щоб я сиділа поруч із ним. — deniko
ruТом не хотел, чтобы я с ним сидел. — marafon
I sat down by the telephone.
Я сів біля телефону. — deniko
Tom sat down by my side.
Том сів поруч зі мною. — deniko
deTom setzte sich neben mich. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Forms
sits by, sitting by, sat by, sat byPhrasal 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
2 synonyms- be inactive or indifferent while something is happening:sit back
Lessons 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