Meaning

1 senses
  1. To remain close or stand aside while refraining from acting or intervening.

Examples

194 sentences
  1. He 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

  2. Tom sat at the bar by himself.

    Том сидів у барі насамоті. — shanghainese

  3. I sat at the bar by myself.

    Я сидів у барі сам. — deniko

    ruЯ сидел в баре один. — marafon

    deIch saß alleine an der Bar. — MisterTrouser

  4. 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

  5. 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

Forms

sits idly by, sitting idly by, sat idly by, sat idly by
Base formsit idly by · to sit idly by
3rd person singularsits idly by
Present participlesitting idly by
Past simplesat idly by
Past participlesat idly by

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysit idly by
he, she, itsits idly by

Past simpleLesson

all personssat idly by

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sat idly by
he, she, ithas sat idly by

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sit idly by

Synonyms

1 synonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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