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Grammar : Noun, verb
Spell : sit-in
Phonetic Transcription : ˈsɪtˌɪn



Definition of sit in

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 assembly : noun congregation
  • As in sit-in : noun civil disobedience
  • As in congregation : noun assembled group, especially concerned with church-going
  • As in demonstration : noun display of belief in cause by taking public action
  • As in partake : verb eat, share
  • As in participate : verb take part in activity
  • As in audit : verb inspect financial records
  • As in replace : verb take the place of; put in place of
  • As in strike : verb walk out of job in protest
  • As in supplant : verb displace, replace
  • As in demonstrate : verb display or take public

Synonyms for sit in

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