sit-down
adjective
done or accomplished while sitting down.
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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
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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]
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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Advance meetings are then held with counterparts from the other country to work out an agenda and to agree on as many issues as possible before the heads of state sit down to talk.
From Slate • May 16, 2026
You pick up the guitar to play and then a bunch of guys sit down next to you and they’re like, “Oh, can we jam?”
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
It’s a common headache during the NBA playoffs this year: You sit down to watch the game but struggle to figure out where to tune in.
From MarketWatch • May 11, 2026
A space that’s easier to step back into, whether that’s to cook dinner, sit down to work, or tackle a deeper clean tomorrow.
From Salon • May 5, 2026
Then at lunch when I went to sit down at the table, Darren put his hand on the bench, right where I was about to sit, and said, “What do you think you’re doing, dummy?”
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
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