sit-down

[ sit-doun ]

adjective

1. done or accomplished while sitting down:

   sit-down meetings between the two party leaders.

2. (of a meal or food) served to or intended for persons seated at a table:

   a sit-down dinner.

noun

1. Informal. a period or instance of sitting, as to relax, talk, or the like:

   They had a profitable sit-down together.

2. sit-down strike.
3. a protest demonstration whereby participants refuse to move from a public place.
4. Informal. a meal, especially a dinner, served to persons who are seated at a table.

sit down

verb

1. to adopt or cause (oneself or another) to adopt a sitting posture
2. intrfoll byunder to suffer (insults, etc) without protests or resistance

noun

1. a form of civil disobedience in which demonstrators sit down in a public place as a protest or to draw attention to a cause
2. See sit-down strike

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of sit-down¹

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

Example Sentences

Instead of Logan Paul, a lookalike arrived and sat down in front of our reporter, Matt Shea, and began impersonating the YouTuber.

From BBC

When I sat down to watch "Interview with the Vampire" the other night I carried inside me a sadness that I've described as feeling like cancer.

From Salon

When the prime minister, Streeting and Reeves sit down to consider what to do about social care in a week or so, don’t expect a sudden revelation or a shiny new plan.

From BBC

“They took me down to see Max. A lot of people stopped me to start off with, but I managed to get to him and sit down with him. I said ‘Max, Mum’s here’.

From BBC

“From the first time we sat down with Natalie, it was clear that she is an artist who strives to do something first of its kind,” Lewow said.

From Los Angeles Times

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