"cat-sit" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: cat-sits [present, singular, third-person], cat-sitting [participle, present], cat-sat [participle, past], cat-sat [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|cat-sits|cat-sitting|cat-sat}} cat-sit (third-person singular simple present cat-sits, present participle cat-sitting, simple past and past participle cat-sat)
  1. Alternative form of catsit Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: catsit Categories (lifeform): Cats
    Sense id: en-cat-sit-en-verb-MQmGC-av Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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