Meaning of sit with | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To consider (something) slowly and carefully, to reflect on.
   idiomatic
2. To accept, observe and experience a phenomenon, usually an emotion or feeling.
   informal
3. To be harmonious with (something).
   idiomatic
4. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see sit, with.

Equivalents

Examples

“The first step to managing anger is to acknowledge it. Sit⟳ with it. Treat⟳ yourself like⟳ a child that is a little emotional. It’s OK to feel⟳ that emotion – it’s not the emotion that destroys us or makes us, it’s what we do with it.”

“After what felt like⟳ 20 instances, Polley recalls, “I kind of snapped” at Logan Airport in Boston. “I just went, ‘If I told you there was a movie called 12 Angry Men, would you go and see⟳ it?’ And he was like⟳, ‘Maybe.’ I said, ‘Well, I just want⟳ you to sit⟳ with that.’[…]””

“[…] the suspected phone thrower, Nicolas Malvagna, allegedly had this to say⟳ for himself: “I was trying to see⟳ if I could hit her with the phone at the end⟳ of the show⟳ because it would be funny.” According to the Manhattan district attorney’s office, per the Daily News, this is what Malvagna told a witness who spoke to police. I’m gonna let⟳ us all just sit⟳ with that for a sec.”

“My therapist said I should sit⟳ with these fears and see⟳ how it feels to let⟳ myself experience⟳ them.”

“I'm afraid his personality doesn't sit⟳ with the rest⟳ of the team.”

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