sit comfortably

Meaning

This phrase means to position oneself in a chair or on a surface in a relaxed, cozy, and painless way. It is often used as an invitation to guests to make themselves at home, or to describe a relaxed physical state. The tone is polite, welcoming, and neutral.

Examples

• Please sit comfortably while I go grab us some coffee.

  Please sit comfortably while I go grab us some coffee.

• The new armchair is so soft that you can sit comfortably for hours.

  The new armchair is so soft that you can sit comfortably for hours.

• Make sure you sit comfortably before we start the long drive.

  Make sure you sit comfortably before we start the long drive.

• She adjusted the cushions so her elderly grandmother could sit comfortably.

  She adjusted the cushions so her elderly grandmother could sit comfortably.

• I can't sit comfortably in these cheap plastic office chairs.

  I can't sit comfortably in these cheap plastic office chairs.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ Please sit comfortable on the sofa.

  ✓ Please sit comfortably on the sofa.

  Learners often use the adjective 'comfortable' instead of the adverb 'comfortably' to modify the verb 'sit'.

• ✗ I want to sit myself comfortably.

  ✓ I want to sit comfortably.

  The verb 'sit' is usually intransitive here. Adding 'myself' is unnecessary and sounds unnatural; 'make myself comfortable' is a different idiom.

Related Expressions

Practice

• Please ___ on the couch while I make some tea.

  💡 Relax in a chair or sofa.

  Show answer

  sit comfortably

• It's hard to ___ when the desk is too low.

  💡 To be in a relaxed seated position.

  Show answer

  sit comfortably