sit down

/sɪt daʊn/

/sɪt daʊn/

Other forms: sat down; sitting down; sits down

Definitions of sit down

1. verb

   take a seat
   synonyms: sit

   sit

   be seated

   antonyms:

   arise

   rise to one's feet

   type of:

   change posture

   undergo a change in bodily posture
2. verb

   be seated
   synonyms: sit

   seat, sit

   show to a seat; assign a seat for

   sit

   take a seat

   types:

   lounge

   sit or recline comfortably

   sprawl

   sit or lie with one's limbs spread out

   perch, rest, roost

   sit, as on a branch

   crouch, hunker, hunker down, scrunch, scrunch up, squat

   sit on one's heels

   spread-eagle

   stand with arms and legs spread out
3. verb

   show to a seat; assign a seat for
   synonyms: seat, sit

   sit

   be seated

   types:

   reseat

   show to a different seat

   type of:

   lay, place, pose, position, put, set

   put into a certain place or abstract location