English Explanatory Dictionary

sit up with

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To stay awake past one's usual time in order to care for or provide company to (someone).
  2. To remain with (someone) through the night, especially with an ill or troubled person.
  3. To remain with (a recently deceased person) all night, ostensibly to keep animals from the corpse.

Word forms

sit up with sits up with sitting up with sat up with
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