sit over
To move along a seat or bench to make roomTo move along a seat or bench to make room.
» Just sit over there with Tom.
Просто сядь там с Томом.
Просто посиди там з Томом.
Просто посидіть там з Томом.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To move along a seat or bench to make room.
She sat over toward the front of the train car.
To be on the left side of a player.
(transitive)To weigh heavily on (someone) or to trouble (someone)
His legal problems sat over him all year.
The trump cards hadn't been played yet, so they sat over his strategy.
Examples
55 sentencesJust sit over there with Tom.
Просто посиди там з Томом. — deniko
ruПросто сядь там с Томом. — sharptoothed
Please ask Tom to sit over there.
Попросіть Тома, будь ласка, сісти он там.\\ — deniko
I'll sit over there.
Я сяду он там. — deniko
ruЯ сяду там. — marafon
You sit here, Tom, and you sit over there, Mary.
Сідай тут, Томе, а ти, Мері, сідай он там. — deniko
You're supposed to sit over there.
ruВы должны сидеть вон там. — marafon
Forms
sits over, sitting over, sat over, sat overPhrasal 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).
Antonyms
1 antonymsLessons 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