sit down

1. 1.

   take a seat

   Synonymssit

   Antonymsarise

   Broaderchange posture
2. 2.

   show to a seat; assign a seat for

   “The host seated me next to Mrs. Smith”

   Synonymsseatsit

   Broaderput

   Narrowerreseat
3. 3.

   be seated

   Synonymssit

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Questions about sit down

What does sit down mean?

sit down means "take a seat". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for sit down?

Close synonyms include sit, seat, sit, sit. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of sit down?

The recorded antonyms are arise.

Is sit down a common word?

sit down is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.