sit with

To be seated beside someone or in the same group.

• Come and sit with me.
• She sat with her friends at lunch.
• May I sit with your group?

How to use it: sit with someone (You can sit with us at lunch.)

Similar words: sit beside

Common phrases: sit with someone, sit with your friends

To spend time thinking carefully about something before reacting or deciding.

• Let me sit with that idea.
• She sat with the question for several days.
• Can we sit with this news before making any plans?

How to use it: sit with something (I need to sit with this proposal before deciding.)

Similar words: reflect on, think over, consider

Common phrases: sit with an idea, sit with a question

To allow yourself to feel an emotion without trying to escape or change it.

• Try to sit with your feelings.
• He sat with his grief instead of hiding it.
• Can you sit with the discomfort for a moment?

How to use it: sit with something (She learned to sit with her sadness without judging herself.)

Similar words: accept, allow yourself to feel

Common phrases: sit with your feelings, sit with the pain

To fit or agree with something, or feel acceptable to someone.

• That excuse does not sit well with me.
• His approach sat comfortably with our values.
• Will the new policy sit well with the team?

How to use it: sit well with someone/something (That decision does not sit well with me.)

Similar words: fit with, agree with

Opposites: clash with

Common phrases: sit well with someone, sit with your values