"take sitting down" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Audio: En-au-take sitting down.ogg [Australia] Forms: takes sitting down [present, singular, third-person], taking sitting down [participle, present], took sitting down [past], taken sitting down [participle, past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|take<,,took,taken> sitting down}} take sitting down (third-person singular simple present takes sitting down, present participle taking sitting down, simple past took sitting down, past participle taken sitting down)
  1. (transitive, chiefly in the negative) To tolerate, accept, or acquiesce; to take no action. Tags: transitive Synonyms: brook, put up with, acquiesce Related terms: sit on one's hands, take a stand
    Sense id: en-take_sitting_down-en-verb-xMy78qcN Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English negative polarity items

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        "(transitive, chiefly in the negative) To tolerate, accept, or acquiesce; to take no action."
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