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to sit back
01
to relax and make oneself comfortable in a sitting position
Intransitive
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Inseparable
Particle
back
Base verb
sit
Present tense
sit back
3rd person singular
sits back
Present participle
sitting back
Past simple
sat back
Past participle
sat back
Examples
The audience sat back and enjoyed the show.
02
to be indifferent about something that is happening
Intransitive
Examples
The government is sitting back and doing nothing about the cost of living crisis.
