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Synonyms for sit out
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sit |
| Phonetic Transcription : sɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for sit out Other synonyms for the word sit out
- abide
- abjure
- abnegate
- arrest
- avoid
- be left
- be temperate
- bide
- bivouac
- bunk
- cede
- check
- cling
- constrain
- curb
- decline
- delay
- deny oneself
- do nothing
- do without
- dwell
- eschew
- evade
- fast
- fence-sit
- forbear
- freeze
- give in
- give the go by
- give up
- go on the wagon
- halt
- hang
- hang out
- hold over
- hold the fort
- hover
- inhabit
- inhibit
- interrupt
- keep
- keep from
- keep on
- last
- leave alone
- leave off
- leave out
- linger
- live
- lodge
- make camp
- nest
- not do
- not lift a finger
- outlast
- outlive
- pack in
- pass
- pass on
- pass up
- pause
- perch
- persist
- prevail
- put on hold
- quit
- refrain
- refuse
- relinquish
- remain standing
- renounce
- reside
- resign
- resist
- rest
- restrain
- roost
- sacrifice
- shun
- sit it out
- sit on one's hands
- sit on the fence
- sit out
- sit through
- sit tight
- sojourn
- spurn
- squat
- stand
- starve
- stay behind
- stay in
- stay over
- stay put
- stick around
- stop
- surrender
- survive
- swear off
- take the cure
- take the oath
- take the pledge
- tarry
- visit
- wait
- waive
- withhold
- yield
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for sit out
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