Usually means: Remain idle near someone, something.
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We found 14 dictionaries that define the word sit by:

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  1. sit by: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. sit by: Merriam-Webster
  3. sit by: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. sit by: Vocabulary.com
  5. sit by: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. sit by: Dictionary.com
  7. sit by: Rhymezone
  8. sit by: FreeDictionary.org
  9. sit by: Mnemonic Dictionary
  10. sit by: TheFreeDictionary.com
  11. sit by: Wiktionary

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  1. sit by: Idioms

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Definitions from Wiktionary (sit by)

▸ verb:  Synonym of sit idly by

Similar:
sit back, take one's seat, wait upon, leave well alone, let well enough alone, hold one's ground, twirl one's thumbs, drag one's heels, play a role, miss the bus, more...

Opposite:
intervene, act, participate, engage

Phrases:
place to sit by a window, more...

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Similar:
sit back, take one's seat, wait upon, leave well alone, let well enough alone, hold one's ground, twirl one's thumbs, drag one's heels, play a role, miss the bus, more...

Opposite:
intervene, act, participate, engage

Phrases:
place to sit by a window, more...



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