sit-ins

sit-INS

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sit in]
- /sɪt ɪn/
- /sɪt ɪnz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sit in]
- /sɪt ɪn/

Definitions of sit-ins word

noun sit-ins any organized protest in which a group of people peacefully occupy and refuse to leave a premises: Sixty students staged a sit-in outside the dean's office. 1
noun sit-ins an organized passive protest, especially against racial segregation, in which the demonstrators occupy seats prohibited to them, as in restaurants and other public places. 1
noun sit-ins sit-down strike. 1

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Origin of sit-ins

First appearance:

before 1955

One of the 4% newest English words

1955-60; noun use of verb phrase sit in (a place); cf. sit1, -in3

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Parts of speech for Sit-ins

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sit-ins

sit-ins popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for sit-ins

verb sit-ins

audits — Plural form of audit.
walkouts — Plural form of walkout.

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Antonyms for sit-ins

noun sit-ins

hidings — Plural form of hiding.
ones — being or amounting to a single unit or individual or entire thing, item, or object rather than two or more; a single: one woman; one nation; one piece of cake.

All 2 Antonyms of sit-ins