to sit in on
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3.2
- phrasal verb
- /sɪt ɪn ɑn/
:
asistir a
- Students from the University of Michigan wander in and are invited to sit in on work sessions.
- sit in on a meeting
- sit in on a class
And I've walked in and just sat in on classes and been amazed.
- And I've walked in and just sat in on classes and been amazed.
- And she said she actually had an intern and she asked if it was OK if the intern sat in on the meeting.
- I've had the privilege of sitting in on some of these experiments and they are very involved to say the least.
- You'll hear the stories, the things that they struggle with and get to sit in on a real therapy session with the intention of letting you know you're not alone.
- But the they invited me to sit in on a meeting from the consultant that they had hired.
Examples
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I just sat in on your class.
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If a project runs into difficulties, she may sit in on a community meeting.
Academic text (2009) -
Do you mind if I sit in on this, J. Day?
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- Did you ever sit in on one? - Yeah.
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Wanna sit in on this? - Sure.
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Just let me sit in on a session every now and then.
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Paul, you make me want to come and sit in on one of your classes.
Academic text (2008) -
When I was a kid I used to sit in on some of the sessions.
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Recently, I sat in on an elementary school session about bullying.
Academic text (2014) -
I would like to sit in on the meeting to learn more about the project.
Synonyms
∞
1.7
To be present at a meeting or event
653
3.0
To see or be present at an event as it happens
57
5.0
To hear a conversation secretly without being noticed
50
3.4
To watch events happen without taking part
23
3.9
Attend a meeting or class as a visitor, not a regular participant
Antonyms
How Involved
Surface Forms
Morphology
The components 'sit' + 'in' + 'on' give a general sense of being physically present or positioned with respect to an event, so a learner might guess it involves attending. However, the specific nuance 'attend without taking an active role (observe/passively participate)' is a pragmatic/idiomatic extension of the literal parts and is not fully predictable, so a B1 learner who only knows the constituents may misunderstand the exact pragmatic meaning.
Etymology
Sit in on comes from the simple image of someone who sits in a room or meeting on a chair and watches without speaking. That's why it now means 'to attend without taking part' or 'to observe'.