sitting downn.

Brit.

/ˌsɪtɪŋ ˈdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˌsɪdɪŋ ˈdaʊn/

Forms: see sitting n. and down adv.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sitting n., down adv.

Etymology: < sitting n. + down adv., after to sit down at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1.With attributive use compare slightly earlier sit-down adj.

The action or an act of sitting down (in various senses of to sit down at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1).In quot. a1572: the foundering of a ship.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun]

sieginga1382

besieging1382

siegec1385

pursuitc1425

obsidionc1429

assizec1430

assieginga1450

sitting down1495

obsession1548

besiege1552

besiegement1564

assiegement1577

investion1590

investing1597

beleaguering1603

blocking1637

investiture1649

blockade1659

begirting1660

investment1702

beleaguerment1826

the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > [noun]

sittingeOE

seatc1175

sitting down1495

session1615

1495 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 423/2 His wrangwis cuming to the landis of Fokkertoune & sitting doune in the sammyn.

1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lament. iii. 63 Thou seist also their sittinge downe and their rysinge vp.

a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 220 The sitting doun of the schip called the Cardinall..betuix Sanct Colmes Inch and Crawmond, without any occasioun, except negligence.

1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 141 Some few shot of the Spaniards offered to disturbe our sitting downe, but were soone beaten home.

1667 A. Marvell Let. 3 Oct. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 57 It being now but seuen days till the sitting down of the Parliament.

1707 J. Freind Acct. Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain 43 The only contrivance by which the sitting down of such a handful of men..could have had the effect of a regular envestment.

1798 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales I. 489 There was indeed a woman, one Ann Smith, who ran away a few days after our sitting down in this place, and whose fate was not exactly ascertained.

a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. x. 201 Walking up that hill again would do her more harm than any sitting down could do her good.

1881 C. M. Yonge Lads & Lasses Langley ii. 67 When there was a sitting down, Frank had been used to..put his head on his arms and be comfortable.

1922 J. Dewey Human Nature & Conduct ii. 104 They note the network of regulations that order his risings-up and his sittings-down, his goings-out and his comings-in.

1995 Asian Music 26 65 The breaking-up of the rows and sitting down of the dancers symbolizes the transition into the civil rule of Zhou Gong and Shao Gong.

Compounds

attributive, with the sense ‘done or taken while sitting down’; esp. (of a meal) eaten while sitting down; (hence) relatively formal or substantial’; cf. sit-down adj. 1.

ΚΠ

1831 C. G. F. Gore Pin Money II. ix. 224 ‘People do those things now with very little compunction.’ ‘Not wellbred people;—particularly when there is a sitting down dinner or supper.’

1890 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 22 Jan. Major H. W. Pond..has been travelling about the country..so long that a sitting down job will be a great relief.

1893 ‘L. Keith’ 'Lisbeth ii. ii I hope you'll excuse it's not being a sitting-down tea.

1913 2nd Rep. Factory Investigating Comm. (State of N.Y.) III. 411 It is entirely sitting-down-work, isn't it?

1919 H. Barnett Canon Barnett I. xiv. 153 It was to avoid the awkwardness of one class acting as parlourmaids to another..that caused us to abolish sitting-down meals, and to substitute simpler refreshment served from a buffet table and taken standing.

2007 N. Huston Fault Lines (2008) 206 At the reception I can't keep my eyes or my hands off the food, it's not a sitting-down meal but a milling-around one.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	sitting down
释义	sitting downn. Brit. /ˌsɪtɪŋ ˈdaʊn/, U.S. /ˌsɪdɪŋ ˈdaʊn/ Forms: see sitting n. and down adv. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: sitting n., down adv. Etymology: < sitting n. + down adv., after to sit down at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1.With attributive use compare slightly earlier sit-down adj. The action or an act of sitting down (in various senses of to sit down at sit v. Phrasal verbs 1).In quot. a1572: the foundering of a ship. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > action or state of siege or blockade > [noun] sieginga1382 besieging1382 siegec1385 pursuitc1425 obsidionc1429 assizec1430 assieginga1450 sitting down1495 obsession1548 besiege1552 besiegement1564 assiegement1577 investion1590 investing1597 beleaguering1603 blocking1637 investiture1649 blockade1659 begirting1660 investment1702 beleaguerment1826 the world > space > relative position > posture > action or fact of sitting > [noun] sittingeOE seatc1175 sitting down1495 session1615 1495 in Acts Lords of Council Civil Causes (1839) I. 423/2 His wrangwis cuming to the landis of Fokkertoune & sitting doune in the sammyn. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Lament. iii. 63 Thou seist also their sittinge downe and their rysinge vp. a1572 J. Knox Hist. Reformation Scotl. in Wks. (1846) I. 220 The sitting doun of the schip called the Cardinall..betuix Sanct Colmes Inch and Crawmond, without any occasioun, except negligence. 1617 F. Moryson Itinerary ii. 141 Some few shot of the Spaniards offered to disturbe our sitting downe, but were soone beaten home. 1667 A. Marvell Let. 3 Oct. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 57 It being now but seuen days till the sitting down of the Parliament. 1707 J. Freind Acct. Earl of Peterborow's Conduct in Spain 43 The only contrivance by which the sitting down of such a handful of men..could have had the effect of a regular envestment. 1798 D. Collins Acct. Eng. Colony New S. Wales I. 489 There was indeed a woman, one Ann Smith, who ran away a few days after our sitting down in this place, and whose fate was not exactly ascertained. a1817 J. Austen Persuasion (1818) III. x. 201 Walking up that hill again would do her more harm than any sitting down could do her good. 1881 C. M. Yonge Lads & Lasses Langley ii. 67 When there was a sitting down, Frank had been used to..put his head on his arms and be comfortable. 1922 J. Dewey Human Nature & Conduct ii. 104 They note the network of regulations that order his risings-up and his sittings-down, his goings-out and his comings-in. 1995 Asian Music 26 65 The breaking-up of the rows and sitting down of the dancers symbolizes the transition into the civil rule of Zhou Gong and Shao Gong. Compounds attributive, with the sense ‘done or taken while sitting down’; esp. (of a meal) eaten while sitting down; (hence) relatively formal or substantial’; cf. sit-down adj. 1. ΚΠ 1831 C. G. F. Gore Pin Money II. ix. 224 ‘People do those things now with very little compunction.’ ‘Not wellbred people;—particularly when there is a sitting down dinner or supper.’ 1890 Atchison (Kansas) Daily Globe 22 Jan. Major H. W. Pond..has been travelling about the country..so long that a sitting down job will be a great relief. 1893 ‘L. Keith’ 'Lisbeth ii. ii I hope you'll excuse it's not being a sitting-down tea. 1913 2nd Rep. Factory Investigating Comm. (State of N.Y.) III. 411 It is entirely sitting-down-work, isn't it? 1919 H. Barnett Canon Barnett I. xiv. 153 It was to avoid the awkwardness of one class acting as parlourmaids to another..that caused us to abolish sitting-down meals, and to substitute simpler refreshment served from a buffet table and taken standing. 2007 N. Huston Fault Lines (2008) 206 At the reception I can't keep my eyes or my hands off the food, it's not a sitting-down meal but a milling-around one. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1495
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