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SIT OUT
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Endure to the end
Classified under:
Verbs of thinking, judging, analyzing, doubting
Hypernyms (to "sit out" is one way to...):
abide; bear; brook; digest; endure; put up; stand; stick out; stomach; suffer; support; tolerate (put up with something or somebody unpleasant)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 2
Meaning:
Not participate in (an activity, such as a dance or a sports event)
Example:
He sat out the game
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "sit out" is one way to...):
forbear; refrain (resist doing something)
Domain category:
athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
