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sat back

sat back is the simple past and past participle of sit back.

Meaning of sit back

Verb

sit back (third-person singular simple present sits back, present participle sitting back, simple past and past participle sat back)

  1. To recline while still in a seated position, with one's back on the frame of the seat.
    • Please just sit back and watch the show.
  2. (idiomatic) To relax, to not exert oneself.
    • Predictably in the second half it was the Potters, who went searching for goals as Fulham sat back to defend their lead.2010 December 28, Marc Vesty, “Stoke 0 - 2 Fulham”, in BBC

Questions about sat back

What is sat back the simple past and past participle of?
Sat back is the simple past and past participle of sit back.

Words near sat back in the dictionary

  1. sastrugi
  2. sastrugus
  3. sat
  4. sat about
  5. sat around
  6. sat back
  7. sat back on one's heels
  8. sat by
  9. sat diver
  10. sat divers
  11. sat down

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