sit in
To attend a class, educational presentation, meeting, etcTo attend a class, educational presentation, meeting, etc. for one time, as a visitor.
» He sat in front of me.
Er saß vor mir.
Он сел передо мной.
Он сел напротив меня.
Він сів напроти мене.
Він сидів переді мною.
Він сів переді мною.
Він сидів навпроти мене.
Meaning
3 senses(idiomatic)To attend a class, educational presentation, meeting, etc. for one time, as a visitor.
hospitieren
attend as a visitor
To take part in a group musical performance, especially a jazz session, as a temporary guest.
To participate in a sit-in protest.
participate in an act of civil disobedience
Examples
781 sentencesHe sat in front of me.
Він сів напроти мене.
ruОн сел передо мной.
deEr saß vor mir.
You can sit in my chair.
Можеш сісти на мій стілець.
Tom sat in front of Mary.
Том сидів перед Мері.
ruТом сел напротив Мэри.
deTom saß vor Maria.
Tom sat in the front passenger seat.
Том сів у переднє пасажирське крісло.
We sat in the center of the room.
Ми сіли в центрі кімнтати.
ruМы сели в центре комнаты.
deWir saßen mitten im Zimmer.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 1
Forms
sits in, sitting in, sat in, sat inPhrasal 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).
Word family
2 related wordsLessons 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