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Similar words: slip by · get by · put by · sit in · sit on · sit up · sit back · stick by · swing by · kit bag
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sit by

(v + adv) INTRANSITIVEsuigh ansin  c m u → see sit

Phrases and Examples in other entries

  • by »
    she sat by the window shuigh sí le hais na fuinneoige, shuigh sí in aice leis an bhfuinneog, shuigh sí in aice na fuinneoige
  • fire »
    we sat by the fire shuíomar cois tine, shuíomar in aice na tine
  • fireside »
    he sat by the fireside shuigh sé cois teallaigh, shuigh sé cois tine
  • idly »
    to stand idly by (also to sit idly by)they stood idly by ní dhearna siad faic
  • sit »
    to sit side by side (also to sit next to each other) suí taobh le taobh, suí taobh le chéile, suí le taobh a chéile, suí ag taobh a chéile
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