"plant-sit" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: plant-sits [present, singular, third-person], plant-sitting [participle, present], plant-sat [participle, past], plant-sat [past]
Etymology: By analogy with babysit Head templates: {{en-verb|plant-sits|plant-sitting|plant-sat}} plant-sit (third-person singular simple present plant-sits, present participle plant-sitting, simple past and past participle plant-sat)
  1. To take care of someone's plants while they are away. Synonyms: plant sit, plantsit
    Sense id: en-plant-sit-en-verb-8oTDqfw9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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