sit up with
B2 neutral inseparable transitive
In simple words
to stay up at night with someone so they are not alone
Literal meaning: to remain sitting awake with someone
Meanings
1 B2
idiomatic
neutral
to stay awake with someone during the night, especially because they are ill, upset, or in need of care
"His sister sat up with him until the fever finally dropped."
Grammar: inseparable
Usage notes
Often used in illness or family-care situations. Slightly old-fashioned but still understood and used.
Commonly used with
patient child mother bedside all night the sick
Forms
Base
sit up with
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sits up with
he/she/it
Past simple
sat up with
yesterday
Past participle
sat up with
have + pp
-ing form
sitting up with
continuous
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