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sitting back

sitting back is the present participle and gerund 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 sitting back

What is sitting back the present participle and gerund of?
Sitting back is the present participle and gerund of sit back.

Words near sitting back in the dictionary

  1. sittine
  2. sittines
  3. sitting
  4. sitting about
  5. sitting around
  6. sitting back
  7. sitting back on one's heels
  8. sitting by
  9. sitting down
  10. sitting duck
  11. sitting ducks

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