SIT AROUND

Meaning of SIT AROUND in English

If you sit around or sit about , you spend time doing nothing useful or interesting. ( in BRIT, also use sit about INFORMAL )

Eve isn’t the type to sit around doing nothing...

PHRASAL VERB : V P

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Английский словарь Коллинз COBUILD для изучающих язык на продвинутом уровне. 2006

SIT AROUND — intransitive verb : to be idle : loaf had to sit around until they got orders — Ira Wolfert
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIT AROUND — hang out; sit idly; be present somewhere without fulfilling any particular function
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SIT AROUND — sit around ( also sit about British English ) phrasal verb ( see also ↑ sit ) to spend a …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIT AROUND — If you ~ or sit about, you spend time doing nothing useful or interesting. (in BRIT, also use sit about …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SIT AROUND — phr verb
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
SIT AROUND — phr verb Sit around is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ table
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SIT AROUND — рассиживаться без дела It's lucky for some people, who can sit around (the house) with nothing to do. ≈ Везет …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIT AROUND — = sit about
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIT AROUND — рассиживаться без дела It's lucky for some people, who can sit about/ sit around (the house) with nothing to do. …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SIT AROUND — = sit about
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
SIT AROUND — = sit about
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SIT AROUND — рассиживаться без дела It's lucky for some people, who can sit about / sit around (the house) with nothing to …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SIT AROUND — рассиживаться без дела It's lucky for some people, who can sit about / sit around (the house) with nothing to do. …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SIT AROUND — рассиживаться без дела It's lucky for some people, who can sit around (the house) with nothing to do. ≈ Везет …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIT — I. (|)sit, usu -id.+V; before a vowel-initial adverb with primary stress often _səd. or _sət; before “down” often _sə or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AROUND — I. əˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, probably from a- (I) + round, n. 1. a. : in a circle or …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIT — sit 1 /sit/ , v. , sat or ( Archaic ) sate; sat or ( Archaic ) sitten; sitting . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AROUND — /euh rownd"/ , adv. 1. in a circle, ring, or the like; so as to surround a person, group, thing, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIT — I. ˈsit verb ( sat ˈsat ; sit·ting ) Etymology: Middle English sitten, from Old English sittan; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AROUND — I. ə-ˈrau̇nd adverb Etymology: Middle English, from a- (I) + round (II) Date: 14th century 1. a. : in a …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIT — obs. 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of sit, for sitteth. 2. sit ·vt to suit (well / ill); to become. 3. …
Webster English vocab
AROUND — adv in a circle; circularly; on every side; round. 2. around ·prep on all sides of; encircling; encompassing; so as …
Webster English vocab
SIT — [sit] vb sat ; sit.ting [ME sitten, fr. OE sittan; akin to OHG sizzen to sit, L sedere, Gk hezesthai …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SIT — / sɪt; NAmE / verb ( sit·ting , sat , sat / sæt; NAmE /) ON CHAIR, etc. 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — / əˈraʊnd; NAmE / adverb , preposition ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the special uses of around in phrasal …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT — sit S1 W1 /sɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AROUND — a ‧ round S1 W1 /əˈraʊnd/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition 1 . surrounding or on all sides of something …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIT — v. & n. v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AROUND — adv. & prep. adv. 1 on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1. intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Oxford English vocab
AROUND — adv. & prep. --adv. 1. on every side; all round; round about. 2 in various places; here and there; at …
Oxford English vocab
SIT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
AROUND — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: 'Around' is an adverb and a …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SIT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) ▪ In the open, …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AROUND
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIT — Synonyms and related words : be gravid, be knocked up, be pregnant, be seated, be with child, breed, brood, bum …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. all around around the clock bring around fool around hang around kick around mess around play around push around …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
SIT — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless , still ▪ Just ~ still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SIT — INDEX: 1. to be sitting in a chair, on the floor etc 2. to sit after you have been standing …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — INDEX: 1. around someone or something 2. to be surrounded by something 3. to move into a position around someone …
Longman Activator English vocab
AROUND — See ↑ AROUND/ROUND 1,4 ◆◆◆ • ↑ ask around • ↑ be around • ↑ come around • ↑ come …
Longman Activator English vocab
SIT — v. 25B6; verb you'd better sit down : TAKE A SEAT, seat oneself, be seated, perch, ensconce oneself, plump oneself, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AROUND — adv. 25B6; adverb there were houses scattered around : ON EVERY SIDE, on all sides, throughout, all over (the place), …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIT — v. 1 be seated, settle, sit down, take a seat, rest, Colloq take the weight or a load off one's …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
AROUND — adv. 1 about, approximately, nearly, almost, roughly; circa There were around a dozen of us in the place 2 about, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
SIT — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat 1) а) сидеть; садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around ≈ фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIT — sit.ogg 1. sıt n 1. подгонка ( под фигуру ) they noticed the perfect sit of her dress - они …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AROUND — around.ogg 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SIT — sit гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat1) а) сидеть; садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
AROUND — around нареч.1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn:everywhere, all …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SIT — 1. sıt n 1. подгонка ( под фигуру ) they noticed the perfect sit of her dress - они заметили, …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
AROUND — 1. əʹraʋnd adv 1. 1> кругом; вокруг to turn around - вращаться см. тж. 4 he was turning around and …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SIT — гл. ; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat 1) а) сидеть; садиться ( тж. to sit oneself ) …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SIT — гл.; прош. вр. и прич. прош. вр. - sat 1) а) сидеть; садиться (тж. to sit oneself) Are the children sitting at the …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
AROUND — 1. нареч. 1) всюду, кругом, повсюду the fountain, where they were sitting around — фонтан, вокруг которого они сидели Syn: everywhere, all over 2) в …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SIT — в соч. at the machine sit — у станка, непосредственно у станка - assembly sit - diagnostic sit - machine …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства 2
SIT — в соч. at the machine sit — у станка, непосредственно у станка - assembly sit - diagnostic sit - machine sit - machine working sit - …
Англо-Русский словарь по машиностроению и автоматизации производства
SIT — _v. _p. и _p-p. sat 1> сидеть; to sit oneself - садиться, усаживаться; Are the children sitting at the dinner …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция

Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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