Antonyms for sit down

Grammar : Noun, verb

Spell : sit-doun

Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪtˌdaʊn

Definition of sit down

Origin : Old English sittan "to occupy a seat, be seated, sit down, seat oneself; remain, continue; settle, encamp, occupy; lie in wait; besiege" (class V strong verb; past tense sæt, past participle seten), from Proto-Germanic *setjan (cf. Old Saxon sittian, Old Norse sitja, Danish sidde, Old Frisian sitta, Middle Dutch sitten, Dutch zitten, Old High German sizzan, German sitzen, Gothic sitan), from PIE root *sed- (1) "to sit" (see sedentary).
With past tense sat, formerly also set, now restricted to dialect, and sate, now archaic; and past participle sat, formerly sitten. In reference to a legislative assembly, from 1510s. Meaning "to baby-sit" is recorded from 1966.
To sit back "be inactive" is from 1943. To sit on one's hands was originally "to withhold applause" (1926); later, "to do nothing" (1959). To sit around "be idle, do nothing" is 1915, American English. To sit out "not take part" is from 1650s. Sitting pretty is from 1916.

As in sit-in : noun civil disobedience
As in stoppage : noun halt, curtailment
As in sit-down strike : noun refusal to work
As in tie-up : noun stoppage
As in land : verb arrive, come to rest on
As in light : verb step down; land
As in rest : verb be calm; sleep
As in strike : verb walk out of job in protest
As in : verb take a short break
As in deposit : verb locate, put in place for safekeeping

Example sentences :

She could not ask him to sit down, but she must understand how he had got into the house.
Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald

"Come and sit down," she said, and she drew her towards one of the low cushions.
Extract from : « Ester Ried Yet Speaking » by Isabella Alden

He waited until he saw her sit down at the desk and take up a pen.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

But Rico did not sit down at once: he kept looking towards the doorway.
Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri

"Sit down," said the professor sharply, speaking for the first time.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

It is death for them here, but all they will do is to sit down!
Extract from : « The Leopard Woman » by Stewart Edward White

Let us sit down on the parapet and try to realise the scene.
Extract from : « Camps, Quarters and Casual Places » by Archibald Forbes

Then he said "Sit down" and began to speak on the telephone.
Extract from : « The Foolish Lovers » by St. John G. Ervine

Telephassa bade him sit down on the turf beside her, and then she took his hand.
Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne

Sit down here on this bed, if you can find room, and I'll tell you all about it.
Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic

Synonyms for sit down

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