Translations for „sit by“ in the English » German Dictionary

sit by VB intr

sit by

untätig zusehen

sit by

tatenlos dabeistehen

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

come and sit by me

komm und setz dich zu mir [o. neben mich]

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Neither will sit by idly and watch an opponent show up their team.

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At one point, the son comes in to sit by the mannequin.

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Mammon considers her to be the one who will sit by his side and rule the world.

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It is much more therapeutic to sit by the fire and whittle something than veg out in front of the telly.

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This doesn't mean that you should sit by idly and twiddle your thumbs, waiting for impending doom.

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