sit through
sit through · sits through · sat through · sitting through
To unwillingly stay seated until the end of an eventTo unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.
» Tom finds it hard to sit through a movie without going to sleep.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.
We had to sit through a 2-hour awards ceremony before the food arrived.
Examples
4 sentencesTom finds it hard to sit through a movie without going to sleep.
I couldn't sit through it.
deIch konnte es mir nicht bis zum Ende antun. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Can you sit through the duration?
The lecture was dire. I couldn't sit through it.
deDie Vorlesung war furchtbar. Die konnte ich mir nicht bis zum Ende antun. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
1 languagesForms
sits through, sitting through, sat through, sat through| Base form | sit through · to sit through |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | sits through |
| Present participle | sitting through |
| Past simple | sat through |
| Past participle | sat through |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal 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