sit at an office desk

/sɪt æt ən ˈɒfɪs desk/

verb phrase

  1. to remain seated at a desk in an office, usually while working.

    A2

    intransitiveneutral

    • "I sit at an office desk every day."A2
    • "She sits at an office desk and answers emails."B1
    • "He prefers to sit at his office desk rather than working from home."B1
    • "After the meeting, she returned to her office desk to finish the report."B2
    • "Although he sits at an office desk, much of his work involves speaking with clients."C1

Common mistakes

  • sit in an office desk→sit at an office desk

    Use at for a person's position at a desk.

Collocations

sit at a deskwork at an office deskspend the day at an office desk

Word family

sitsatseatedsitting