- 1[intransitive] perch (on something) (of a bird) to land and stay on a branch, etc. A robin was perching on the fence.
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- 2[intransitive, transitive] (informal) to sit or to make someone sit on something, especially on the edge of it synonym sit perch (on something) We perched on a couple of high stools at the bar. perch somebody/yourself (on something) She perched herself on the edge of the bed. My father used to perch me on the front of his bike.
- 3[intransitive] perch (on something) to be placed on the top or the edge of something The hotel perched precariously on a steep hillside. Thesaurussit
- sit down
- be seated
- have/take a seat
- perch
- sit to rest your weight on your bottom with your back upright, for example on a chair:May I sit here? Sit still, will you! Sit is usually used with an adverb or a prepositional phrase to show where or how someone sits, but sometimes another phrase or clause is used to show what someone does while they are sitting:We sat talking for hours.
- sit down to move from a standing position to a sitting position:Please sit down.
- be seated (formal) to be sitting:She was seated at the head of the table. Be seated is often used as a formal way of inviting someone to sit down:Please be seated.
- have/take a seat to sit down Have/Take a seat is used especially as a polite way of inviting someone to sit down:Please have a seat.
- perch (somewhat informal) to sit on something, especially on the edge of something:She perched herself on the edge of the bed. Perch is always used with an adverb or prepositional phrase to show where someone is perching.
- to sit/sit down/be seated/have a seat/take a seat/perch on something
- to sit/sit down/be seated/have a seat/take a seat in something
perch
verbNAmE//pərtʃ//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they perch he / she / it perches
past simple perched
-ing form perching
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