See sit idly by on Wiktionary
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"form": "sits idly by",
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},
{
"form": "sitting idly by",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sat idly by",
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},
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}
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"name": "en-verb"
}
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"glosses": [
"To remain close or stand aside while refraining from acting or intervening."
],
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"remain",
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"refrain",
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"act",
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"synonyms": [
{
"word": "sit by"
}
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"translations": [
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"code": "ar",
"lang": "Arabic",
"roman": "waqafa maktūfa l-yadayn",
"sense": "Translations",
"word": "وَقَفَ مَكْتُوفَ اليَدَيْن"
}
]
}
],
"word": "sit idly by"
}
{
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"form": "sits idly by",
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"present",
"singular",
"third-person"
]
},
{
"form": "sitting idly by",
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"participle",
"present"
]
},
{
"form": "sat idly by",
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"participle",
"past"
]
},
{
"form": "sat idly by",
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"past"
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"Translation table header lacks gloss"
],
"glosses": [
"To remain close or stand aside while refraining from acting or intervening."
],
"links": [
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"remain",
"remain"
],
[
"close",
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],
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}
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"roman": "waqafa maktūfa l-yadayn",
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"word": "وَقَفَ مَكْتُوفَ اليَدَيْن"
}
],
"word": "sit idly by"
}
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