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sit out

/sɪt aʊt/
/sɪt aʊt/
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Other forms: sat out; sitting out; sits out

Definitions of sit out
  1. verb
    endure to the end
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    type of:
    abide, bear, brook, digest, endure, put up, stand, stick out, stomach, suffer, support, tolerate
    put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  2. verb
    not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event)
    “He sat out the game”
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    type of:
    forbear, refrain
    resist doing something
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