sit up English

Meaning sit up meaning

What does sit up mean?

sit up

— verb (= stay up) not go to bed Don't stay up so late--you have to go to work tomorrow We sat up all night to watch the election

— verb change to an upright sitting position He sat up in bed

Synonyms sit up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as sit up?

sit up English » English

stay up

wake up

sit upright

sit down

watch over

uprise

tip up

surveil

supervise

superintend

stop up

stay

sit

raise

pry

prove

proctor

probate

police

pay attention

overlook

monitor

invigilate

guard

erect

cover

control

be sleepless

awake

arise

Topics sit up topics

What do people use sit up to talk about?

Physical actions Posture

Sit

• What words describe how a person is sitting?
  sit with your legs crossed sit cross-legged sit back settle back sit up sit up straight sit forward be on the edge of your seat sit astride straddle sit still sit around curl up perch
• What words refer to sitting up from a lying position?
  sit up

Person Life Stage of life

Baby

• What words refer to a baby moving?
  crawl wiggle turn over sit up toddle

Physical actions Posture

Lie down

• What words refer to getting up from lying down?
  get up get out of bed sit up