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sit in

idiom
Meaning

To attend a class, educational presentation, meeting, etc. for one time, as a visitor.


Examples
SIMPLE

I will sit in on the meeting today.

CONTEXTUAL

The professor allowed me to sit in on her lecture to see if I liked the course.

COMPLEX

Although he was not officially enrolled in the seminar, the curious student asked for permission to sit in on the discussion to broaden his understanding of the topic.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    sit back

    To relax, to not exert oneself.

  2. 02

    sit in for

    To substitute; to take somebody's place.

  3. 03

    sit in with

    To join (often as an observer, supervisor or outsider) a group working together on a task.

  4. 04

    sit on

    To block, suppress, restrain (something).

  5. 05

    sit on a tack

    An expression of contempt or dismissiveness directed at someone, particularly in the case of disagreement.

  6. 06

    sit on one's ass

    To be very lazy and idle, especially when immediate action is required.

  7. 07

    sit on one's hands

    To remain idle when action is needed, perhaps because of fear, ignorance, complacency, indecisiveness, or dislike of the person(s) or situation.

  8. 08

    sit on the fence

    To remain neutral on a certain topic, to not have a stance or opinion.

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