sit around

sɪt əˈraʊnd

sat aroundsitting around

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Definition of sit around - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

intr.

not activebe unused or idle

The old equipment just sits around, gathering dust.

idle

laze around

presencebe present without a specific purpose

He tends to sit around during meetings.

idle

loiter

lounge

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Expressions with sit

sit down

move from standing to sitting position

Please sit down and relax.

sit on

physically place oneself on top of something

He likes to sit on the old wooden bench.

sit up

assume an upright sitting position from lying down

She had to sit up to reach her glass of water..

sit with

be seated alongside someone or something

He decided to sit with his friend at lunch.

make someone sit up

cause someone to move into an upright sitting position

The nurse made the patient sit up in bed.

sit back

relax and not exert oneself

After a long day, she likes to sit back and unwind.

Examples of sit around in a sentence

The books sit around, unread and forgotten.
They would sit around the park, chatting aimlessly.
We can't just sit around waiting for answers.

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French:traîner, glander, ...
German:herumsitzen, ...
Italian:stare senza far nulla, oziare, ...
Spanish:estar sin hacer nada, ...
Portuguese:ficar sem uso, estar sem fazer nada, ...
Chinese:闲置, 闲坐, ...
Japanese:ぶらぶらする, だらだらする, ...
Arabic:بَقِيَ خامِلًا, تواجَدَ دون هدف, ...
Hebrew:לִשְׁכַּב לְלֹא שִׁימוּשׁ, לָשֶׁבֶת בְּלִי לַעֲשׂוֹת כְּלוּם, ...
Russian:бездельничать, сидеть без дела, ...
Ukrainian:стояти без діла, байдикувати, ...
Hindi:पड़ा रहना, बैठे रहना, ...
Bengali:পড়ে থাকা, বসে থাকা, ...
Catalan:quedar arraconat, rondar, ...
Czech:ležet ladem, posedávat, ...
Danish:stå ubrugt, sidde og hænge, ...
Dutch:ongebruikt blijven, nietsdoen, ...
Greek:μένω αχρησιμοποίητο, κάθομαι άπραγος, ...
Hungarian:heverni, lézengeni, ...
Khmer:ទុកចោល, អង្គុយលេង, ...
Korean:방치되다, 빈둥거리다, ...
Persian:بلااستفاده ماندن, بی‌هدف نشستن, ...
Polish:leżeć odłogiem, siedzieć bezczynnie, ...
Portuguese (BR):ficar sem uso, ficar à toa, ...
Romanian:a sta nefolosit, a sta degeaba, ...
Swedish:stå oanvänd, sitta och vänta, ...
Thai:วางทิ้งไว้เฉยๆ, อยู่เฉยๆ, ...
Turkish:boşta durmak, amaçsızca oturmak, ...
Vietnamese:để không, ngồi không, ...

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