sit still
sit still · sits still · sat still · sitting still
stillsitzen
To remain motionlessTo remain motionless.
» I sat very still.
Я сидів дуже спокійно. — deniko
Я сиділа дуже спокійно. — deniko
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2 sensesTo remain motionless.
The dog wouldn't sit still while I gave him a bath.
stillsitzen
(idiomatic)To accept, tolerate, or acquiesce.
I'm not going to sit still and let him treat me this way.
Examples
49 sentencesI sat very still.
Я сидів дуже спокійно. — deniko
The students sat still, listening to the lecture.
Студенти тихо сиділи і слухали лекцію. — uaspeaker
ruСтуденты тихо сидели и слушали лекцию. — Hellerick
I sat still.
Я сидів спокійно. — deniko
I can't sit still.
Я не можу спокійно сидіти. — deniko
ruЯ не могу усидеть на месте. — Ivanovb
Tom doesn't know how to sit still.
deTom hat kein Sitzfleisch. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
2 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to remain motionless:
Forms
sits still, sitting still, sat still, sat still| Base form | sit still · to sit still |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sits still |
| Present participle | sitting still |
| Past simple | sat still |
| Past participle | sat still |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle