sit-down

[ sit-doun ]
/ ˈsɪtˌdaʊn /

adjective

done or accomplished while sitting down: sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.
(of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table: a sit-down dinner.

noun

Informal. a period or instance of sitting, as to relax, talk, or the like: They had a profitable sit-down together.
a protest demonstration whereby participants refuse to move from a public place.
Informal. a meal, especially a dinner, served to persons who are seated at a table.

Origin of sit-down

First recorded in 1830–40; adj. and noun use of verb phrase sit down

Definition for sit down (2 of 2)

sit 1
[ sit ]
/ sɪt /

verb (used without object), sat or (Archaic) sate; sat or (Archaic) sit·ten; sit·ting.

verb (used with object), sat or (Archaic) sate; sat or (Archaic) sit·ten; sit·ting.

Verb Phrases

Origin of sit

1
before 900; Middle English sitten, Old English sittan; cognate with Dutch zitten, German sitzen, Old Norse sitja; akin to Gothic sitan, Latin sedēre, Greek hézesthai (base hed-); cf. set, sedate, cathedral, nest

usage note for sit

See set.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH sit

set sit (see usage note at set)

British Dictionary definitions for sit down (1 of 3)

sit down

verb (adverb)

to adopt or cause (oneself or another) to adopt a sitting posture
(intr foll by under) to suffer (insults, etc) without protests or resistance

noun sit-down

a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators sit down in a public place as a protest or to draw attention to a cause

adjective sit-down

(of a meal, etc) eaten while sitting down at a table

British Dictionary definitions for sit down (2 of 3)

SIT
/ text messaging /

abbreviation for

stay in touch

British Dictionary definitions for sit down (3 of 3)

sit
/ (sɪt) /

verb sits, sitting or sat (mainly intr)

Word Origin for sit

Old English sittan; related to Old Norse sitja, Gothic sitan, Old High German sizzen, Latin sedēre to sit, Sanskrit sīdati he sits

Idioms and Phrases with sit down (1 of 2)

sit down

1

Take a seat, as in Won't you sit down? I won't be long. [c. 1200]

2

sit down to. Prepare to eat a meal, as in At six we all sat down to dinner. [Late 1500s]

Idioms and Phrases with sit down (2 of 2)

sit