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English verb: sit down | |||
| 1. | sit down (motion) take a seat | ||
| Synonyms | sit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change posture | ||
| Verb group | sit, sit down | ||
| Antonyms | get up, stand up, arise, rise, uprise | ||
| 2. | sit down (contact) show to a seat; assign a seat for | ||
| Samples | The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith. | ||
| Synonyms | seat, sit | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | reseat | ||
| Cause | sit, sit down | ||
| Verb group | sit, sit down | ||
| 3. | sit down (contact) be seated | ||
| Synonyms | sit | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Something is ----ing PP. Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | crouch, hunker, hunker down, lounge, perch, rest, roost, scrunch, scrunch up, sprawl, squat | ||
| Entail | sit, sit down | ||
| Verb group | seat, sit, sit, sit down, sit down | ||
| Antonyms | stand, lie, stand up | ||
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