sit up with

bei jemandem wachen

Bis spät wach bleiben, um jemanden zu versorgen oder ihm Gesellschaft zu leisten.

In einfachem Englisch: To stay awake late to look after someone or keep them company.

• I will sit up with you tonight.
• She sat up with her father until he fell asleep.
• Have you ever sat up with a sick child?

So benutzt man es: sit up with someone (I had to sit up with my sick daughter.)

Synonyme: keep someone company, watch over

Häufige Wendungen: sit up with someone, sit up with Dad, sit up with patients

Totenwache halten

Vor der Beerdigung die ganze Nacht bei einem Verstorbenen bleiben.

In einfachem Englisch: To stay beside a dead person’s body all night before the funeral.

• They sat up with the dead woman.
• Neighbors came to sit up with him before the funeral.
• Who will sit up with the body tonight?

So benutzt man es: sit up with someone (The family sat up with their dead grandfather.)

Synonyme: keep vigil over

Häufige Wendungen: sit up with someone, sit up with bodies