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Sit on the sidelines
Answer for the clue "Sit on the sidelines ", 8 letters:
spectate
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Word definitions for spectate in dictionaries
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"to attend (a sporting event, etc.) to watch, not participate," 1929, back-formation from spectator . Related: Spectated ; spectating . Related: Spectation .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (context intransitive English) to attend an event as a spectator.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
verb EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ And as soon as his own net duties were over on Tuesday and yesterday, Ian made the short trip to Derby to spectate . ▪ They came to spectate at weddings and funerals.
Usage examples of spectate.
North Shore suburbs and planned communities and people leaving their front doors agape in their rush to get out and mill around and spectate at the circle of impacted waste drawing sober and studious crowds, milling in rings around the impact, earnestly comparing mental notes on just what it is they all see.