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sit through

sit through verb: to unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.
    • We had to sit through a 2-hour awards ceremony before the food arrived.

Forms of sit through

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

Questions about sit through

What does sit through mean?
Sit through means to unwillingly stay seated until the end of an event.
What part of speech is sit through?
Sit through is a verb.
What is the past tense of sit through?
The past tense of sit through is sat through.

Words near sit through in the dictionary

  1. sit spins
  2. sit still
  3. sit the fence
  4. sit there like a lemon
  5. sit there like a plum
  6. sit through
  7. sit tight
  8. sit under
  9. sit up
  10. sit up and take notice
  11. sit up with

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