sit down
(transitive, _, or, _, reflexive) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
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To any celebrity that attended and yet walls on any platform about inequity and greed... sit down. You're worst, you proclaim to know better and care about humanity.
I bet Darwin would have loved to pick his brai-- uhh... sit down for a conversation and just shoot the shi-- err... discuss his latest theories and try to blow his mi-- oof, umm... go enjoy a show at a local theat--…
I really should order some books in dutch and sit down to read them on the regular. And yeah, even now a big part of me wants to up-stakes and move here.
Genuinely, can someone just sit down Starmer (and Nandy, and their SPADs) and explain GamerGate to them - and everything that has flown from that since? I suspect it might help clarify things for them - and why witho…
If anyone can and should tell the USA to sit down, it's China.
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(transitive, _, or, _, reflexive) To cause to be seated or in a sitting posture; to furnish a seat to.
“To any celebrity that attended and yet walls on any platform about inequity and greed... sit down. You're worst, you proclaim to know better and care about humanity.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I bet Darwin would have loved to pick his brai-- uhh... sit down for a conversation and just shoot the shi-- err... discuss his latest theories and try to blow his mi-- oof, umm... go enjoy a show at a local theat-- dammit I just can't secede at this!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I really should order some books in dutch and sit down to read them on the regular. And yeah, even now a big part of me wants to up-stakes and move here.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Genuinely, can someone just sit down Starmer (and Nandy, and their SPADs) and explain GamerGate to them - and everything that has flown from that since? I suspect it might help clarify things for them - and why without action online anything they do IRL will be inadequate”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If anyone can and should tell the USA to sit down, it's China.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(intransitive) To assume a sitting position from a standing position.
Sit down! We have work to do.
“When do you normally file your tax return? Do you normally get it done as soon as you get your w-2 or 1099? Or do you put it off as long as possible? As I sit down to file my tax return the day before it's due, I cant help but wonder when most people get it done.”
— r/AskAnAmerican· Apr 2026
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(intransitive, figurative) To meet formally at a conference table.
“macro reinhardt's ass looming over you, ready to sit down”
— Bluesky· May 2026“[9/12] Month 12: Practice Practice stops being something you have to push yourself into and becomes something you genuinely want to do. You sit down at the kit because you enjoy the process, not just the result and playing starts to feel like the best part of your day.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“like I need everybody who agrees with him to sit down and watch the chemical reactions that SSRIs perform happen. I need people to physically watch With Their Eyes the microscopic mechanisms of serotonin reuptake. We can get you a picture book to show you. We HAVE PICTURES!!!!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Yesterday I decorated the office for May the Fourth. Someone relocated the Kylo Ren standup to the bathroom, where you don't see him until you sit down. Today, Kylo is decorated for Cinco de Mayo!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Can I sit down for a minute kthx”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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