sit around

sit around
verb
be around, often idly or without specific purpose
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The object sat in the corner

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We sat around chatting for another hour

• Syn: ↑sit
• Hypernyms: ↑be
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s

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Something is ——ing PP

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intransitive verb
: to be idle : loaf

had to sit around until they got orders — Ira Wolfert

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ˌsit a ˈround [intransitive/transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sit around he/she/it sits around present participle sitting around past tense sat around past participle sat around] phrasal verb
to spend time doing nothing

Are we going to sit around all night, or shall we go out?

Since Dad lost his job he just sits around the house all day.

Thesaurus: to rest, relax or do nothingsynonym
Main entry: sit

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sit around (also chiefly Brit sit about) [phrasal verb]
: to spend time doing nothing useful

He sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.

She just sits around watching television all day.

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Main Entry: ↑sit

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ˌsit aˈbout/aˈround derived
(often disapproving) to spend time doing nothing very useful

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I'm far too busy to sit around here.

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\sit around doing sth

He just sits around watching TV.

Main entry: ↑sitderived

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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