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Idiom

sit in with

Meaning

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

Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Examples

“May I sit in with your team during the meeting?”

“The manager asked to sit in with our project group to see how we solve problems.”

“As a visiting researcher, she was invited to sit in with the committee while they deliberated on the new policy changes.”

Examples

simple

“May I sit in with your team during the meeting?”

contextual

“The manager asked to sit in with our project group to see how we solve problems.”

complex

“As a visiting researcher, she was invited to sit in with the committee while they deliberated on the new policy changes.”

Key words

sit

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