SIT TIGHT

Meaning of SIT TIGHT in English

wait patiently for something Please sit tight for a few minutes while I go and get a police officer.

English idioms vocab. Словарь английских идиом и выражений. 2012

SIT TIGHT — phrasal to maintain one's position without change, to remain quiet in or as if in hiding
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SIT TIGHT — phrasal 1. : to maintain one's position without change preferred to sit tight with his present investments colonel decided to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SIT TIGHT — sit comfortably, be mighty in a position
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
SIT TIGHT — 1. : to maintain one's position without change 2. : to remain quiet in or as if in hiding
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SIT TIGHT — 1 : to maintain one's position without change 2 : to remain quiet in or as if in hiding
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SIT TIGHT — informal 1》 remain firmly in one's place. 2》 refrain from taking action or changing one's mind. → sit
Concise Oxford English vocab
SIT TIGHT — 1. to stay where you are rather than moving away or changing position : We sat tight and waited to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT TIGHT — see sit
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT TIGHT — see sit
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SIT TIGHT — Synonyms and related words : abide, await, be incognito, bide, bide the issue, burrow, dally, dawdle, delay, dillydally, disappear, drop …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIT TIGHT — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make no move or change; stay where you are. - Often used as a command. * …
Slang English vocab
SIT TIGHT — See ↑ STAY 1
Longman Activator English vocab
SIT TIGHT — (informal) just sit tight : STAY PUT, wait there, remain in one's place. we're advising our clients to sit tight …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SIT TIGHT — {v. phr.}, {informal} To make no move or change; stay where you are. - Often used as a command. * …
Словарь английских идиом
SIT TIGHT — not move, wait here I'll go and buy the hotdogs. You sit tight until I get back.
English Idioms vocabulary
SIT TIGHT — v. phr. , informal To make no move or change; stay where you are. Often used as a command. Sit …
American Idioms English vocabulary
SIT TIGHT — Used in the context of general equities. Directive from the trader to the customer to be patient, emphasizing that one's …
Hypertextual Finance English Glossary
SIT TIGHT — разг. 1) твердо держаться; не сдавать своих позиций 2) сидеть тихо, не выдавать своего присутствия 3) выжидать; бездействовать в ожидании
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SIT TIGHT — разг.1) твердо держаться; не сдавать своих позиций 2) сидеть тихо, не выдавать своего присутствия 3) выжидать; бездействовать в ожидании
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
SIT TIGHT — не сдавать своих позиций, твердо держаться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SIT TIGHT — не сдавать своих позиций, твердо держаться
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SIT TIGHT — разг. 1) твердо держаться; не сдавать своих позиций 2) сидеть тихо, не выдавать своего присутствия 3) выжидать; бездействовать в ожидании
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SIT TIGHT — разг. 1) твердо держаться; не сдавать своих позиций 2) сидеть тихо, не выдавать своего присутствия 3) выжидать; бездействовать в ожидании
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SIT TIGHT — твердо держаться; не сдавать своих позиций сидеть тихо, не выдавать своего присутствия выжидать; бездействовать в ожидании
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
SIT TIGHT — expr infml 1) If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wail for the police to come along — Если у …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
SIT TIGHT — expr infml 1) If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wail for the police to come along — …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
SIT TIGHT — sit tight expr infml 1. If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wait for the police to come …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
SIT TIGHT — 1) If your car breaks down, just sit tight and wail for the police to come along — Если у …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
SIT TIGHT — разг. 1) твердо держаться; не сдавать своих позиций 2) сидеть тихо, не выдавать своего присутствия 3) выжидать; бездействовать в ожидании
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
TIGHT — I. ˈtīt, usu -īd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, alteration of thight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
TIGHT — (superl.) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, a tight …
Английский словарь Webster
TIGHT — ( superl. ) Close, so as not to admit the passage of a liquid or other fluid; not leaky; as, …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
TIGHT — — tightly , adv. — tightness , n. /tuyt/ , adj. tighter, tightest , adv., tighter, tightest . adj. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SIT — sit 1 /sit/ , v. , sat or ( Archaic ) sate; sat or ( Archaic ) sitten; sitting . …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
TIGHT — I. ˈtīt adjective Etymology: Middle English tiht, thyht dense, solid, watertight, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse thēttr tight; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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
TIGHT — p.p. of tie. 2. tight ·superl handy; adroit; brisk. 3. tight ·- of tie. 4. tight ·superl somewhat intoxicated; tipsy. …
Webster English vocab
SIT — obs. 3d pers. ·sg ·pres. of sit, for sitteth. 2. sit ·vt to suit (well / ill); to become. 3. …
Webster English vocab
TIGHT — [tight] adj [alter. of earlier thight close set, dense, of Scand origin; akin to ON thettr tight; akin to MHG …
Merriam-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
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Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT — / sɪt; NAmE / verb ( sit·ting , sat , sat / sæt; NAmE /) ON CHAIR, etc. 1. to …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SIT — sit S1 W1 /sɪt/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle sat /sæt/, present participle sitting ) [ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. adj. 1 closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SIT — v. & n. v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1 intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
TIGHT — adj., n., & adv. --adj. 1. closely held, drawn, fastened, fitting, etc. (a tight hold; a tight skirt). 2 closely …
Oxford English vocab
SIT — v. & n. --v. (sitting; past and past part. sat) 1. intr. adopt or be in a position in which …
Oxford English vocab
TIGHT — ( tighter, tightest) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tight clothes or …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SIT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
TIGHT — (~er, ~est) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. Tight clothes or shoes …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
SIT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
TIGHT — I. adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a firm/tight grip ▪ The streets were crowded and she kept a tight grip …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SIT — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a sitting target (= someone who is easy to attack ) ▪ In the open, …
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
SIT — verb 1 on a chair, etc. ADVERB ▪ motionless , still ▪ Just ~ still! ▪ quietly ▪ He would …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
TIGHT
Longman Activator English vocab
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
TIGHT — adj. 25B6; adjective a tight grip : FIRM, fast, secure, fixed, clenched. the rope was pulled tight : TAUT, rigid, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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
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

English Idioms vocab

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