sit down

座る、腰を下ろす

椅子などにお尻をつけて座る姿勢になる。

やさしい英語で： To move into a position with your bottom resting on a chair or another surface.

• Please sit down here.
• He sat down on the floor.
• Shall we sit down and rest?

使い方： sit down on something (She sat down on the bench.); sit down next to someone (I sat down next to my brother.)

類義語： sit, take a seat

反対語： stand up

よく使う表現： sit down here, sit down beside someone, sit down on something

座らせる

人が座るのを手伝ったり、人を座る姿勢にさせたりする。

やさしい英語で： To help or make someone move into a sitting position.

• Sit the child down here.
• The nurse sat me down beside the bed.
• She sat her father down gently on the sofa.

使い方： sit someone down on something (The nurse sat him down on a chair.)

類義語： seat

よく使う表現： sit someone down, sit the patient down

座る、腰を下ろす

座る姿勢になる。休むためにすることが多い。

やさしい英語で： To move into a sitting position, often to rest.

• I need to sit down.
• We sat down after the long walk.
• Can I sit down beside you?

使い方： sit down on something (We sat down on the grass.)

類義語： sit, take a seat

反対語： stand up

よく使う表現： sit down and rest, sit down here, sit down on something