sit down

sit down
1. intransitive verb
1) (become seated) sich setzen (on/in auf/in + Akk.)
2) (be seated) sitzen

take something sitting down — (fig.) etwas auf sich (Dat.) sitzen lassen

2. transitive verb

sit somebody down — (invite to sit) jemanden Platz nehmen lassen; (help to sit) jemandem helfen, sich zu setzen

* * *
(to (cause to) take a seat, take a sitting position: Let's sit down over here; He sat the child down on the floor.) (sich) hinsetzen
* * *
◆ sit down
I. vi
1. (take a seat) sich akk [hin]setzen
to \sit down down to dinner sich akk zum Essen an den Tisch begeben
2. (be sitting) sitzen
3. (fig: take time) sich akk [in Ruhe] hinsetzen
I need time to \sit down down and think about this ich brauche Zeit, um in Ruhe darüber nachzudenken
▪ to \sit down down with sb sich akk mit jdm zusammensetzen
II. vt
1. (put in a seat)
▪ to \sit down sb down jdn irgendwohin setzen; (fig) sich dat jdn vornehmen fam
to \sit down a child down ein Kind [irgendwo] hinsetzen
2. (take a seat)
▪ to \sit down oneself down sich akk hinsetzen
* * *
vi
1) (lit) sich (hin)setzen

to sit down in a chair — sich auf einen Stuhl setzen

2) (fig)

to take sth sitting down — etw einfach hinnehmen

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sit down
A v/i
1. sich (hin-, nieder)setzen, Platz nehmen:
sit down to work sich an die Arbeit machen
2. sitzen
3. sit down under eine Beleidigung etc hinnehmen, einstecken
B v/t jemanden (hin)setzen
* * *
1. intransitive verb
1) (become seated) sich setzen (on/in auf/in + Akk.)
2) (be seated) sitzen

take something sitting down — (fig.) etwas auf sich (Dat.) sitzen lassen

2. transitive verb

sit somebody down — (invite to sit) jemanden Platz nehmen lassen; (help to sit) jemandem helfen, sich zu setzen

* * *
v.
hinsetzen v.
sich niederlassen v.
sich setzen v.

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