sit up
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.89 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To bounce, especially to a comfortable height.
verb
To not go to bed (notionally remaining in a sitting position).
verb
For a young lady to open her house for several successive nights for any visitors who wish to pay their respects.
Indian usage
noun
Example Sentences
- "Despite being cancer-ridden, Lorin sat up to greet the visitors."
- "She was awakened by a shock, so sudden and severe that if Dorothy had not been lying on the soft bed she might have been hurt. As it was, the jar made her catch her breath and wonder what had happened; and Toto put his cold little nose into her face and whined dismally. Dorothy sat up and noticed that the house was not moving; nor was it dark, for the bright sunshine came in at the window, flooding the little room. She sprang from her bed and with Toto at her heels ran and opened the door."
- "Sit up straight, mister!"
- "He sat up when we mentioned the increased pay package."
- "And within five minutes of the change United were level. Gabriel Obertan tuned his marker inside out and delivered a cross from the right that hit Hernandez and sat up perfectly for Owen to nod home."
- "I sat up all night waiting for her to come home."
Etymology
From Middle English upsitten (“to sit up”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: upsitten