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

The cost of running a viable farm exceeded £1m, he said, arguing that the government needed to sit down "with real family farmers or agricultural economists".

From BBC

“I’m going to take some time off and sit down and enjoy my life and look ahead to what’s coming,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times

“Now, dinner has become ceremonial to me. It’s so special. It’s a time that we can all sit down and really take a moment. I don’t do that otherwise.”

From Los Angeles Times

“Now, dinner has become ceremonial to me. It’s so special. It’s a time that we can all sit down and really take a moment. I don’t do that otherwise.”

From Los Angeles Times

But I figured he had enough sense to offer a few words and sit down like all the other dignitaries, not squeeze a pseudo-rally out of a ceremony meant to honor a recently deceased icon.

From Los Angeles Times

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