sit down

Formssits down, sitting down, sat down

1. 1
   phrasal verbintransitive

   To move your body from standing to sitting.

   Please sit down and wait until your name is called.

   The kids sat down on the grass to eat their lunch.

   Oppositestand, rise

   Note
2. 2
   phrasal verbfigurativelyintransitive

   To meet with someone to talk, make a deal, or ask questions.

   The coach sat down with each player to talk about the season.

   Both sides agreed to sit down and talk.

   Similarmeet, talk

3. 3
   noun · sit-downcountable

   A time when you sit down, to rest or to talk with other people.

   After the long walk, Grandma needed a sit-down.

   My boss called me in for a sit-down about my hours.

   Similarrest, break, meeting, talk

   Note
4. 4
   adjective · sit-down

   Done or eaten while you sit, not while standing or walking.

   We had a sit-down dinner at the wedding.

   The café has a few sit-down tables in the back.

   Similarseated

   Oppositestanding

   Note
5. 5
   phrasal verbreflexivetransitive

   To make or help someone sit, or give them a place to sit.

   Mom sat us down and told us the news.

   Grandpa sat himself down in his favorite chair.

   Similarseat

   Note
6. 6
   noun · sit-downcountable

   A protest where people sit down somewhere and refuse to leave.

   Students held a sit-down in the school hallway.

   The police carried people away from the sit-down one by one.

   Similarsit-in

   Note
7. 7
   phrasal verbintransitive

   To settle down low or sink a little into something.

   The wheels sat down in the soft sand, and the car would not move.

   Watch the back of the truck sit down when we load the bricks.

   Similarsink, settle

Showing meanings only. Show all 7