sit up with

verb

To stay awake past one's usual time in order to care for or provide company to (someone).

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Meanings

verbsit up with (third-person singular simple present sits up with, present participle sitting up with, simple past and past participle sat up with)

present singular third person sits up with · participle present sitting up with · participle past sat up with · past sat up with

  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.
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APA

sit up with. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20up%20with

MLA

“sit up with.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20up%20with. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sit up with,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sit%20up%20with.

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