sit around meaning

Definition of sit around

1. be around, often idly or without specific purpose
   • The object sat in the corner
   • We sat around chatting for another hour

   Synonyms: sit

   Type of: be

sit around in a sentence

• You shouldn't sit around waiting for someone to help you.
• All he would do is sit around and wait for winter vacation to come.
• We can't just sit around and do nothing.
• I can't sit around waiting any longer.
• It's not easy to sit around and watch.

How to pronounce sit around

sit around is pronounced /sɪt əˈraʊnd/ in British English and /sɪt əˈraʊnd/ in American English. It has 3 syllables.