sit in

verb

1. attend as a visitor

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Can I sit in on your Intermediate Hittite class?

• Hypernyms: ↑attend, ↑go to

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s PP

2. participate in an act of civil disobedience

• Derivationally related forms: ↑sit-in

• Hypernyms: ↑disobey

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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intransitive verb

1. : to take a hand in a card game

2. : to take part in or be present at a session (of music, discussion) as a visitor

sit in with a dance band

— usually used with on

invited to sit in on a rehearsal

sat in on some of the board's policy-making meetings

3. Britain : baby-sit

4. Britain : to sit down at table

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sit in

1. To act as a baby-sitter

2. To be present as a visitor, and (usu) take part, eg at a conference or discussion

3. To have or take part in a sit-in

4. To act as a substitute

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Main Entry: ↑sit

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ˌsit ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they sit in he/she/it sits in present participle sitting in past tense sat in past participle sat in] phrasal verb

if people sit in, they take part in a sit-in

Thesaurus: to rebel or protest_hyponym

Main entry: sit

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1) (of a group of people) occupy a place as a form of protest

2) attend a meeting or discussion without taking an active part in it

I sat in on a training session for therapists

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sit in [phrasal verb]

1 : to take the place of someone who is not present

The President could not attend the meeting, so the Vice President is sitting in. = The Vice President is sitting in for the President.

2 sit in on (something) : to attend (something, such as a class or meeting) without officially participating

She's been asked to sit in on the meetings.

I would like to sit in on one of your classes.

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Main Entry: ↑sit