sit off
sit off · sits off · sat off · sitting off
To give less than full effortTo give less than full effort; to let off on energy or pressure.
» Tom sat down, slipped off his shoes, and took off his socks.
Meaning
1 sensesTo give less than full effort; to let off on energy or pressure.
I thought we sat off them in the second half of the game.
Examples
3 sentencesTom sat down, slipped off his shoes, and took off his socks.
Tom sat there goofing off all day instead of working.
ruТом там сидел прохлаждался целый день вместо работы.
Her running shoes sat off to the side, waiting to be used for the first time.
Forms
sits off, sitting off, sat off, sat offPhrasal 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).
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