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“sit dowm” in Latin
cōnsīdōto sit down, be seated; to settle, settle down, establish residence (with enduring commitment); to sit (as a judge)resideōto reside, abide, tarry, linger; to remain sitting; to sit upsubsīdōto crouch, squat, sit down, set down, sink; to settle, subside; to crouch down on the watch, lie in wait, lie in ambushassideōto sit by or near someone or something; to be or stand by one's side; to take care of, attend upon or torecumbōto lie back, to recline; to sink down, to fall downdiscumbōto lie down; to recline at table (to eat)
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
sit dowm
considere: residere: subsidere: assidere (to sit down by the side of others already seated). To sit down at table, recumbere (to recline, according to the ancient custom): discumbere (to recline; said of several): to sit down by the side of anybody, propter aliquem considere: to bid anybody sit down by the side of anybody, aliquem propter aliquem assidere jubere.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for sit dowm?
- The usual Latin words for “sit dowm” are cōnsīdō, resideō, subsīdō; also assideō, recumbō, discumbō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.