be seated (verb)
1Serial verb construction — The serial verb construction is a syntactic phenomenon common to many African and Asian languages. In this construction, two or more verbs can be juxtaposed in one clause, sharing the same subject (or subject and object) and tense aspect modality …
2Germanic verb — The Germanic language family is one of the language groups that resulted from the breakup of Proto Indo European (PIE). It in turn divided into North, West and East Germanic groups, and ultimately produced a large group of mediaeval and modern… …
3sit down — verb 1. take a seat (Freq. 38) • Syn: ↑sit • Ant: ↑arise • Hypernyms: ↑change posture • Verb Group: ↑sit …
4Ceres (mythology) — Seated Ceres from Emerita Augusta, present day Mérida, Spain (National Museum of Roman Art, 1st century AD) Ancient Roman …
5sit through — verb To unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event. We had to sit through a 2 hour awards ceremony before the food arrived …
6take a seat — verb To sit down; to become seated, to sit …
7nod off — verb To fall asleep, especially while in a seated position or in inappropriate circumstances. The old lady nodded off to sleep many times during the narration, only waking up when George paused, saying it was most interesting …
8sit back — verb a) To recline while still in a seated position, with ones back on the frame of the seat. Please just sit back and watch the show. b) To relax, to not exert oneself …
9disclose — verb /dɪsˈkləʊz/ a) To uncover, physically expose to view. Its brown curtain was only half drawn, disclosing the elegant legs, clad in transparent black, of a female seated inside. b) To expose to the knowledge of others; to make known, state… …
10sit down — verb a) To assume a sitting position from a standing position. Sit down! We have work to do. b) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to. Coming home, therefore, I sat me down secretly under the Shrine of St. Edmund,… …
