"sit by" meaning in English

See sit by in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: sits by [present, singular, third-person], sitting by [participle, present], sat by [participle, past], sat by [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sit<,,sat> by}} sit by (third-person singular simple present sits by, present participle sitting by, simple past and past participle sat by)
  1. Synonym of sit idly by Synonyms: sit idly by [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-sit_by-en-verb-GvI1DOaD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "by", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "sits by",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitting by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat by",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit<,,sat> by"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs formed with \"by\"",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of sit idly by"
      ],
      "id": "en-sit_by-en-verb-GvI1DOaD",
      "links": [
        [
          "sit idly by",
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        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "sit idly by"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "sit by"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "sits by",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sitting by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat by",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat by",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "sit<,,sat> by"
      },
      "expansion": "sit by (third-person singular simple present sits by, present participle sitting by, simple past and past participle sat by)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English phrasal verbs",
        "English phrasal verbs formed with \"by\"",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Synonym of sit idly by"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "sit idly by",
          "sit idly by#English"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "synonym",
            "synonym-of"
          ],
          "word": "sit idly by"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
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}

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