"sit still" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-sit still.ogg Forms: sits still [present, singular, third-person], sitting still [participle, present], sat still [participle, past], sat still [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|sit<,,sat> still}} sit still (third-person singular simple present sits still, present participle sitting still, simple past and past participle sat still)
  1. To remain motionless. Translations (to remain motionless): but see nie móc usiedzieć na miejscu [imperfective] (Polish)
    Sense id: en-sit_still-en-verb-WMJFQNzt Disambiguation of 'to remain motionless': 96 4
  2. (idiomatic) To accept, tolerate, or acquiesce. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-sit_still-en-verb-jHrRrlO9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 26 74 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 22 78 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 20 80

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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        {
          "text": "The dog wouldn't sit still while I gave him a bath.",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To remain motionless."
      ],
      "id": "en-sit_still-en-verb-WMJFQNzt",
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        ]
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        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "note": "no equivalent term in Polish",
          "sense": "to remain motionless"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "96 4",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to remain motionless",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "but see nie móc usiedzieć na miejscu"
        }
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        "To accept, tolerate, or acquiesce."
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To accept, tolerate, or acquiesce."
      ],
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    },
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      "form": "sitting still",
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "sat still",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "sat still",
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        "past"
      ]
    }
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        {
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        }
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        "To remain motionless."
      ],
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      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To accept, tolerate, or acquiesce."
      ],
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      "code": "pl",
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      "note": "no equivalent term in Polish",
      "sense": "to remain motionless"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to remain motionless",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "but see nie móc usiedzieć na miejscu"
    }
  ],
  "word": "sit still"
}

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