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BABYSIT
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I. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they babysit ... he / she / it babysits
Past simple: babysat
Past participle: babysat
-ing form: babysitting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Work or act as a baby-sitter
Example:
I cannot baby-sit tonight; I have too much homework to do
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "babysit" is one way to...):
guard (to keep watch over)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody
Sense 2
Meaning:
Take watchful responsibility for
Example:
I baby-sit the neighbor's plants when she is out of town
Synonyms:
baby-sit; babysit
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "babysit" is one way to...):
guard (to keep watch over)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
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