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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rest on one's behind |
| Synonyms: | be seated, bear on, cover, ensconce, give feet a rest, grab a chair, have a place, have a seat, hunker, install, lie, park*, perch*, plop down, pose, posture, put it there, relax, remain, rest, seat, seat oneself, settle, squat, take a load off, take a place, take a seat |
| Notes: | to set is to place something; to sit is to be seated |
| Antonyms: | stand |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | baby-sit |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | care for a child |
| Synonyms: | guard, sit, take care, tend, watch |
| Main Entry: | care |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tend to |
| Synonyms: | attend, baby sit, consider, foster, keep an eye on, keep tabs on, look after, mind, mind the store, minister, mother, nurse, nurture, pay attention to, protect, provide for, ride herd on, sit, take pains, tend, treasure, wait on, watch, watch over |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, neglect |
| Main Entry: | convene |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | bring together; meet |
| Synonyms: | assemble, call, call in, collect, come together, congregate, convoke, corral, gather, get together, hold meeting, muster, open, rally, round up, scare up, sit, summon, unite |
| Antonyms: | adjourn, call off, cancel, disperse, dissemble |
| Main Entry: | heed |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give care, thought to |
| Synonyms: | attend, baby-sit, be aware, be guided by, bear in mind, catch, consider, dig*, do one's bidding, follow, follow orders, get a load of, give ear, hark, hear, hearken, keep eye peeled, keep tabs, listen, mark, mind, mind the store, note, obey, observe, pay attention, pick up, regard, ride herd on, see, sit, spot, stay in line, take notice of, take to heart, toe the line, watch, watch one's step, watch out, watch over, watch the store |
| Antonyms: | disregard, ignore, neglect, overlook |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | judge |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make decision from evidence; deduce |
| Synonyms: | act on, adjudge, adjudicate, appraise, appreciate, approximate, arbitrate, arrive, ascertain, assess, check, collect, conclude, condemn, consider, criticize, decide, decree, deduct, derive, determine, discern, distinguish, doom, draw, esteem, estimate, evaluate, examine, find, gather, give a hearing, make, make out, mediate, pass sentence, place, pronounce sentence, put, rate, reckon, referee, resolve, review, rule, sentence, settle, sit, size up, suppose, test, try, umpire, value |
| Main Entry: | light |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | step down; land |
| Synonyms: | alight, arrive, come down, deplane, detrain, disembark, drop, fly down, get down, perch, rest, roost, set down, settle, settle down, sit, sit down, stop, touch down |
| Antonyms: | mount |
| Main Entry: | meet |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | come together, convene |
| Synonyms: | appear, assemble, be introduced, be present, be presented, collect, congregate, converge, enter in, flock, foregather, gather, get to know, get together, join, make acquaintance, muster, open, rally, rendezvous, show, sit |
| Antonyms: | cancel |
| Main Entry: | mind |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | attend, tend |
| Synonyms: | baby-sit, be attentive, behold, care for, discern, discipline, ensure, give heed to, govern, guard, have charge of, keep an eye on, listen up, look, make certain, mark, mind the store, note, notice, observe, oversee, perceive, regard, ride herd on, see, sit, superintend, supervise, watch |
| Antonyms: | ignore, neglect |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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