sit down

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sit down

Please sit down on the bench and wait for your turn.

Definition

  1. Verb (intransitive):

    • To lower one's body into a seated position, typically onto a chair or other surface.
    • To take a seat; to become seated.

  2. Verb (transitive, often used as "sit someone down"):

    • To cause or help someone to sit.
    • To seat someone; to show someone to a seat.
Usage and Examples

  • Intransitive Verb (to take a seat):

    • Please, come in and sit down.
    • After a long walk, he needed to sit down and rest.
    • The audience was asked to sit down before the show began.

  • Transitive Verb (to seat someone):

    • She sat the child down on the blanket.
    • The host sat me down next to the guest of honor.
    • Let me sit you down and explain what happened.
Advanced Usage

  • "to sit down and do something": To settle oneself and begin a task, often one requiring concentration or effort.

    • We need to sit down and plan our budget for next year.
    • I finally sat down to write the report.

  • "to sit down with someone": To meet with someone for a discussion or negotiation.

    • The two leaders agreed to sit down for peace talks.
    • Can we sit down with the team and review the project?
Variants and Related Words

  • Sit-down (noun/adjective): A form of protest where people refuse to leave a place; or, a meal eaten while seated at a table.

    • The workers staged a sit-down strike. (noun)
    • We enjoyed a lovely sit-down dinner. (adjective)

  • Sitting (noun): The act or period of being seated.

    • The portrait was completed in one sitting.
Synonyms
  • Take a seat: To sit down.
  • Be seated: A more formal way to say "sit down."
  • Settle: To sit or lie down comfortably.
Related Phrasal Verbs

  • Sit back: To lean back in a seat and relax.

    • After finishing the work, he sat back with a sigh of relief.

  • Sit in on: To attend a meeting, class, etc., as an observer or visitor.

    • I was allowed to sit in on the board meeting.

  • Sit out: To not participate in an activity; to remain seated while others are active.

    • He decided to sit out this dance.
Related Idioms

  • Sit down and be counted: To make one's opinion or support known, often in a formal way.

    • It's time to sit down and be counted on this important issue.

  • Sit down under (something): To endure or submit to something unpleasant without complaint (less common).

    • He refused to sit down under such unfair criticism.
sit down

Please sit down on the bench and wait for your turn.

Verb
  1. be seated
  2. show to a seat; assign a seat for
    • The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith
  3. take a seat

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