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SIT BACK
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Dictionary entry overview: What does sit back mean?
• SIT BACK (verb)
The verb SIT BACK has 2 senses:
1. settle into a comfortable sitting position
2. be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
Familiarity information: SIT BACK used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Settle into a comfortable sitting position
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Synonyms:
sit back; take it easy
Hypernyms (to "sit back" is one way to...):
decompress; loosen up; relax; slow down; unbend; unwind (become less tense, rest, or take one's ease)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Sense 2
Meaning:
Be inactive or indifferent while something is happening
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
sit back; sit by
Context example:
Don't just sit by while your rights are violated!
Hypernyms (to "sit back" is one way to...):
look on; watch (observe with attention)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Context examples
You will be able to sit back, breathe, and look over all you’ve learned in the past two years or more.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
You’ve been working hard since January, and while the pressure is still on to perform well, you can give yourself some leeway and sit back to think.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
I suppose the latest thing is to sit back and let Mr. Nobody from Nowhere make love to your wife.
(The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald)
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