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sits off

sits off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sit off.

Meaning of sit off

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To give less than full effort; to let off on energy or pressure.
    • I thought we sat off them in the second half of the game.

Questions about sits off

What is sits off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sits off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sit off.

Words near sits off in the dictionary

  1. sits in judgement
  2. sits in judgment
  3. sits in on
  4. sits loose
  5. sits loosely
  6. sits off
  7. sits on
  8. sits on death's doorstep
  9. sits on it
  10. sits on one's arse
  11. sits on one's ass

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