sit the fence in English

Forms: sits the fence [present, singular, third-person], sitting the fence [participle, present], sat the fence [participle, past], sat the fence [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|sit<,,sat> the fence}} sit the fence (third-person singular simple present sits the fence, present participle sitting the fence, simple past and past participle sat the fence)

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    },
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"sit the fence" meaning in English

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