Sit around Meaning in English
expression
ˈsɪt/ /ɝˈaʊn/, /ɝˈaʊnd
SIT-ur-OWND
sˈɪt/ /ɐɹˈaʊnd
SIT-uh-ROWNED
التعريف
To spend time sitting and not doing anything active or productive, often just waiting or passing time.
الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة
Informal phrase. Often has a negative or lazy connotation—suggesting someone is wasting time: 'just sit around all day.' Commonly used in the present continuous ('sitting around'). Not used for productive sitting (like studying or working).
Spanish: estar sentado sin hacer nada - perder el tiempoPortuguese (BR): ficar sentado sem fazer nada - passar o tempo à toaPortuguese (PT): estar sentado sem fazer nada - passar o tempo à toaChinese (Simplified): 无所事事地坐着Chinese (Traditional): 無所事事地坐著Hindi: बैठे-बैठे वक्त बितानाArabic: يجلس دون أن يفعل شيئًاBengali: বসে থাকা - অলসভাবে বসে থাকাRussian: бездельничать - сидеть без делаJapanese: だらだら座っている - 何もしないで座るVietnamese: ngồi không - ngồi chơi (không làm gì cả)Korean: 가만히 앉아 있다 - 빈둥거리다Turkish: boş boş oturmak - aylak aylak oturmakUrdu: بیٹھے رہنا - یونہی وقت گزارناIndonesian: duduk-duduk saja - bermalas-malasan
جمل نموذجية
They sit around in the living room every afternoon.
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I don’t want to sit around when there’s work to do.
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Don’t just sit around—help me clean up!
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We spent the whole day just sitting around and chatting.
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He hates to sit around waiting for something to happen.
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Sometimes it's nice to just sit around and do nothing for a while.
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