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English verb: sit up | |||
| 1. | sit up (body) not go to bed | ||
| Samples | Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow. We sat up all night to watch the election. | ||
| Synonyms | stay up | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | wake | ||
| 2. | sit up (motion) change to an upright sitting position | ||
| Samples | He sat up in bed. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change posture | ||
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