sit down
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sit down
verb sits down · sitting down · sat down · sate down · sitten down
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To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
Sit down! We have work to do.
Similar: be seated, take a pew, take a seat
- To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to. Sit your ass down and shut up.
- To meet formally at a conference table. Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and inves
- To meet with someone for discussions, negotiations or interrogation. I sat down with him about the allegations.
- To assume a low or sunken position. The ball scooted off the fairway and sat down in the thick rough.
- In Aboriginal use, to live or stay at (a place). He ‘sat down’ for days, regaining his strength, quietly sizing up his little kingdom.
- To take up residence in or settle (an area).
Translations
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verb to assume a sitting position from a standing position
| Español | sentarse |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 앉다 anda |
| 日本語 | 座る suwaru, 腰掛ける koshikakeru |
| 中文 | 坐下 zuòxià, 坐 zuò, 坐下來 /坐下来 zuòxiàlái |
| हिन्दी | बैठना baiṭhnā |
| Kiswahili | kukaa, kukaa kitako, kuketi, keti chini |
| Português | sentar-se |
| Français | s'asseoir |
| Deutsch | sich setzen |
| Italiano | sedersi, accomodarsi, assettarsi |
| Română | așeza, sta jos |
| Русский | сади́ться sadítʹsja, сесть sestʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | ngồi xuống, ngồi |
| العربية | جَلَسَ jalasa, قَعَدَ qaʕada |
| עברית | התיישב \ הִתְיַשֵּׁב hityashév |
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