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sit right

sit right verb: to suit one's constitution, so as not to upset one's stomach or make one sick when consumed.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To suit one's constitution, so as not to upset one's stomach or make one sick when consumed.
    • She's in the bathroom ― I guess the food was not sitting right.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To make one feel comfortable, to seem appropriate or acceptable to.
    • The way you talk to your wife doesn't sit right with me.

Forms of sit right

third-person singular presentsits right
present participlesitting right
past participlesat right
pastsat right

Questions about sit right

What does sit right mean?
Sit right means to suit one's constitution, so as not to upset one's stomach or make one sick when consumed.
What part of speech is sit right?
Sit right is a verb.
What is the past tense of sit right?
The past tense of sit right is sat right.

Words near sit right in the dictionary

  1. sit one's ass down
  2. sit one's butt down
  3. sit out
  4. sit outs
  5. sit over
  6. sit right
  7. sit shiva
  8. sit spin
  9. sit spins
  10. sit still
  11. sit the fence

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