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Sit down

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To assume a sitting position from a standing position. intransitive

    "Sit down! We have work to do."

  2. 2
    be in a position in which one's upper body is largely upright and supported by one's backside wordnet
  3. 3
    To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to. reflexive, transitive

    "Sit your ass down and shut up."

  4. 4
    show to a seat; assign a seat for wordnet
  5. 5
    To meet formally at a conference table. figuratively, intransitive

    "Hidden behind thickets of acronyms and gorse bushes of detail, a new great game is under way across the globe. Some call it geoeconomics, but it's geopolitics too. The current power play consists of an extraordinary range of countries simultaneously sitting down to negotiate big free trade and investment agreements."

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  1. 6
    take a seat wordnet
  2. 7
    To meet with someone for discussions, negotiations or interrogation. figuratively, intransitive

    "I sat down with him about the allegations."

  3. 8
    To assume a low or sunken position. intransitive

    "The ball scooted off the fairway and sat down in the thick rough."

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