to sit back and watch

  • 1sit 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 …

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  • 2sit — /sIt/ verb past tense and past participle sat present participle sitting 1 IN A CHAIR ETC a) (I) to be on a chair or seat, or on the ground, with the top half of your body upright and your weight resting on your buttocks (+on/in/by etc): sitting… …

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  • 3sit — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless, still ▪ Just sit still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would sit quietly and watch what was happening. ▪ …

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  • 4sit back — Synonyms and related words: be a sideliner, be still, coast, delay, do nothing, drift, hang fire, hibernate, idle, lie dormant, not budge, not stir, rest, sit it out, stagnate, vegetate, wait and see, watch and wait …

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  • 5sit — W1S1 [sıt] v past tense and past participle sat [sæt] present participle sitting ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a chair etc)¦ 2¦(objects/buildings etc)¦ 3¦(do nothing)¦ 4¦(committee/parliament etc)¦ 5¦(meeting)¦ 6¦(animal/bird)¦ 7¦(look after)¦ …

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  • 6sit — [ sıt ] (past tense and past participle sat [ sæt ] ) verb *** ▸ 1 rest lower body on something ▸ 2 be in situation etc. ▸ 3 be in particular place ▸ 4 meet in committee etc. ▸ 5 be model ▸ 6 take care of children ▸ 7 take an examination ▸ +… …

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  • 7sit by — verb be inactive or indifferent while something is happening (Freq. 1) Don t just sit by while your rights are violated! • Syn: ↑sit back • Hypernyms: ↑watch, ↑look on • Verb Frames …

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  • 8back — back1 [ bæk ] adverb *** ▸ 1 returning to place/state ▸ 2 as reply or reaction ▸ 3 away from the front ▸ 4 away from someone/something ▸ 5 toward beginning of something ▸ 6 in/into the past ▸ 7 in a different place ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) returning to a …

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  • 9back */*/*/ — I UK [bæk] / US adverb 1) a) in the direction that is behind you Don t look back, but there s a man following us. He asked us to move back a few yards. b) in a position where your back is leaning backwards lean/sit/lie back: She leant back in her …

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  • 10All Things Bright and Beautiful (album) — All Things Bright and Beautiful Studio album by Owl City Release …

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