sit up
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The meaning (definition) of the word sit up
move from lying flat to sitting upright
The word sit up used in a sentence
“I sit up in bed when the sun comes in.”
Words that mean the same as sit up (synonyms)
rise
Words that mean the opposite of sit up (antonyms)
lie down
How the word sit up is said around the world
| French | se redresser (suh ruh-dreh-SAY) |
| Spanish | sentarse (sen-TAR-seh) |
| Mandarin | 坐起来 (dzwoh chee lie) |
| Hindi | उठकर बैठना (UTH-kar BAITH-nah) |
| Arabic | يَنْهَضُ جَالِسًا (YAN-ha-du JAA-li-san) |
| Russian | садиться (sa-DEET-sya) |
| Portuguese (EU) | sentar-se (sen-TAR-seh) |
| Portuguese (BR) | sentar (sen-TAHR) |
| Japanese | おきあがる (oh-kee-ah-GAH-roo) |
| German | sich aufsetzen (zikh OWF-zet-sen) |
| Urdu | اٹھ کر بیٹھنا (uth kar BAITH-na) |
| Punjabi | ਉੱਠ ਕੇ ਬੈਠਣਾ (UTH kay BAITH-nah) |
| Korean | 일어나 앉다 (ee-ruh-NA AN-tah) |
| Hebrew | לְהִתְיַשֵּׁב (le-hit-ya-SHEV) |
| Greek | ανακάθομαι (a-na-KA-thoh-meh) |
| Dutch | rechtop gaan zitten (rekh-TOP khahn ZIT-ten) |
| Tagalog | umupo (oo-MOO-poh) |
| Vietnamese | ngồi dậy (ngoy ZAY) |
| Turkish | doğrulup oturmak (doh-roo-LOOP oh-toor-MAHK) |
| Persian | بلند شدن و نشستن (bo-LAND sho-DAN o ne-shas-TAN) |
| Polish | siadać (SHAH-dahtch) |
| Ukrainian | сідати (see-DAH-ty) |
| Bengali | উঠে বসা (OO-thay BAW-sha) |
| Swedish | sätta sig upp (SET-tah say UPP) |
| Italian | mettersi seduto (MET-ter-see say-DOO-toh) |
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