- sit around
- verbbe around, often idly or without specific purpose-
The object sat in the corner
-We sat around chatting for another hour
• Syn: ↑sit• Hypernyms: ↑be• Verb Frames:-Something ——s
-Something is ——ing PP
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intransitive verb: to be idle : loafhad 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 verbto spend time doing nothingAre 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 nothingsynonymMain entry: sit* * *
sit around (also chiefly Brit sit about) [phrasal verb]: to spend time doing nothing usefulHe sits around and does nothing while I do all the work.
She just sits around watching television all day.
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ˌsit aˈbout/aˈround derived(often disapproving) to spend time doing nothing very useful•
I'm far too busy to sit around here.
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\sit around doing sthHe just sits around watching TV.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.