sit-down
adjective
done or accomplished while sitting down.
sit-down
American
[sit-doun]
/ ˈsɪtˌdaʊn /
adjective
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done or accomplished while sitting down.
sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.
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(of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table.
a sit-down dinner.
noun
sit-downs
plural
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Informal. a period or instance of sitting, as to relax, talk, or the like.
They had a profitable sit-down together.
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a protest demonstration whereby participants refuse to move from a public place.
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Informal. a meal, especially a dinner, served to persons who are seated at a table.
sit down
British
verb
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to adopt or cause (oneself or another) to adopt a sitting posture
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to suffer (insults, etc) without protests or resistance
noun
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a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators sit down in a public place as a protest or to draw attention to a cause
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See sit-down strike
adjective
sit down
Idioms
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Take a seat, as in Won't you sit down? I won't be long . [c. 1200]
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sit down to . Prepare to eat a meal, as in At six we all sat down to dinner . [Late 1500s]
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of sit-down
First recorded in 1830–40; adj. and noun use of verb phrase sit down
Example Sentences
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And in fairness, most of the audience won’t be thinking about that when they sit down to watch the season premiere.
From Salon • Jun. 21, 2026
You had a chance to sit down with Rachel Sennott of “I Love L.A.,” creator and star of it.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
We take it in turns to sit down with him, and often have six or seven minutes each.
From BBC • Jun. 13, 2026
“When we sit down with our customers, there’s certain risks that really belong with their shareholders, and there’s certain risks that belong with mine,” Weeks says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026
We would sit down at midday with all the other refugees in the great dining hall and eat good hot food.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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