Antonyms for sit out

Grammar : Verb

Spell : sit

Phonetic Transcription : sɪt

Definition of sit out

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 abstain : verb hold back from doing
As in refrain : verb do without; keep from doing
As in remain : verb stay, wait
As in : verb wait and do nothing
As in forgo : verb give up, do without

Example sentences :

She would have liked to sit out the dances she could not have with Drake, to sit and watch him.
Extract from : « Nell, of Shorne Mills » by Charles Garvice

Nor may they disappear into secluded corners and sit out dances.
Extract from : « The Etiquette of To-day » by Edith B. Ordway

Let's all sit out; it's a divine hour, this hour after sunset.
Extract from : « Michael » by E. F. Benson

"Joe, ye shall be made to sit out in the kitchen; ye shall," said Cantor the father.
Extract from : « Cousin Henry » by Anthony Trollope

Then I'll mount down an' we'll sit out in the kitchen an' hem the rest.
Extract from : « Flamsted quarries » by Mary E. Waller

It is the regular thing to sit out in the hotel grounds and watch them.
Extract from : « The Master of the Shell » by Talbot Baines Reed

This was only the first act of the drama, and he was determined to sit out the performance.
Extract from : « The Portrait of a Lady » by Henry James

Sit out in the streets in front of cafs and talk all night in summer.
Extract from : « A Collection of Stories, Reviews and Essays » by Willa Cather

If you are going to sit out here with us, you had better tell them to bring you a chair.
Extract from : « The Rubicon » by E. F. Benson

If they wished to sit out in the shady garden they must serve themselves.
Extract from : « The Personality of American Cities » by Edward Hungerford

Synonyms for sit out

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