sit through

sɪt θruː

sat throughsitting through

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Definition of sit through - Reverso English Dictionary

Phrasal verb

tr.

enduranceendure an event until it finishes

She had to sit through a long meeting.
He had to sit through a tedious lecture.
They sat through the entire three-hour performance.

bear

endure

tolerate

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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 around

be unused or idle

The old equipment just sits around, gathering dust.

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French:endurer, ...
German:aussitzen, ...
Italian:sopportare, ...
Spanish:aguantar, ...
Portuguese:aguentar, ...
Chinese:熬过, ...
Japanese:我慢する, ...
Arabic:تحمَّل, ...
Hebrew:לָשֶׁבֶת עַד הַסּוֹף, ...
Russian:вытерпеть, ...
Ukrainian:витримати, ...
Hindi:झेलना, ...
Bengali:শেষ পর্যন্ত বসে থাকা, ...
Catalan:suportar, ...
Czech:přetrpět, ...
Danish:udholde, ...
Dutch:uitzitten, ...
Greek:υπομένω μέχρι το τέλος, ...
Hungarian:végigülni, ...
Khmer:អត់ទ្រាំរហូតដល់ចប់, ...
Korean:참아내다, ...
Persian:تحمل کردن, ...
Polish:wytrzymać, ...
Portuguese (BR):aguentar, ...
Romanian:a suporta, ...
Swedish:sitta igenom, ...
Thai:นั่งทน, ...
Turkish:katlanmak, ...
Vietnamese:chịu đựng hết, ...

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