Collocations for "SAT"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "SAT" in context.
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sit
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- sit [still, quietly]
- sit and [watch, listen, wait, talk, read, think, stare]
- sit on the [chair, couch, bed, edge of the bed]
- sat on my [lap, knee, knees, chest]
- sitting in [his armchair, her rocking chair]
- sit at [home, work] and do nothing
- sit around (waiting) all day
- sit around [the house, doing nothing, idly]
- sat around the [fire, camp fire, table]
- sit by the [fire, kitchen, exit]
- sit next to her
- sit in [front, back] (of)
- sat upright at the [noise, sound] of
- sit up straight
- sit down to rest
- sit down (and be quiet)!
- sit yourself down
- sit down for [lunch, the meeting]
- told [them, the kids, the dog] to sit (down)
- sit back and [enjoy, watch, relax]
- sat back down
- don't just sit there
- sit there and do nothing
- sat up all night with him
- sit out the next [game, round]
- sit on the [board, committee, council]
- sit in on the [meeting, talks, negotiations]
- the [news, new information, idea] does not sit well with me
- the [food, shrimp] is not sitting well with me
- [is, are] sitting pretty
- sit tight
- sit to pee
- find [a place, somewhere] to sit
- [a chair, cushion, something] to sit on
'SAT' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
across
- afternoon
- ashtray
- awhile
- back
- barrel
- base
- bench
- bent
- carriage
- chair
- classmate
- close
- clump
- cockpit
- corner
- couch
- counter
- crest
- daze
- desk
- directly
- dread
- dummy
- expectation
- fart
- fat
- fireplace
- firmly
- fist
- flinch
- fright
- gallery
- ground
- hearth
- hopefully
- hot
- hug
- immediately
- kitchen
- knee
- lace
- lap
- nothing
- oblivious
- perch
- pose
- rear
- scarcely
- separately