plant-sit
plant-sit verb: to take care of someone's plants while they are away.
Verb
plant-sit (third-person singular simple present plant-sits, present participle plant-sitting, simple past and past participle plant-sat or (uncommon) plant-sitted)
- To take care of someone's plants while they are away.
- To relieve any anxieties on your part, locate a reliable neighbor to plant-sit while you are away.1977, Gardening in containers, page 27
- Unless you have a friendly neighbour who can plant-sit for you, you will have to devise ways of keeping your plants watered while you are away.2000, Peter McHoy, The Complete Houseplant Bible, page 56
Forms of plant-sit
| third-person singular present | plant-sits |
|---|---|
| present participle | plant-sitting |
| past participle | plant-sat |
| past | plant-sat |
| past participle uncommon | plant-sitted |
| past uncommon | plant-sitted |
| alternative form | plant sit |
| alternative form | plantsit |
Origin of plant-sit
By analogy with babysit.
Questions about plant-sit
- What does plant-sit mean?
- Plant-sit means to take care of someone's plants while they are away.
- What part of speech is plant-sit?
- Plant-sit is a verb.
- What is the past tense of plant-sit?
- The past tense of plant-sit is plant-sat.
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