sit-out

Noun

alt-of alternative

Japanese Meaning

期待される活動への参加を一時停止する行為、休憩または中断を意味する（戦略的理由、休養、または参加不可能な場合による） / 通常の活動から離れて、一時的に休む、または活動を中止する状態

What is this buttons?

After three rounds, his sudden sit-out surprised the other players and changed the game's dynamics.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

3ラウンドの後、彼の突然の離席が他のプレイヤーを驚かせ、ゲームの流れを変えた。

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Sense（1）

Alternative form of sitout

As I told you, I think the “sit-out” at the Chase-Manhattan Bank was an act of faith in the possibility of America's taking up once more its mission of helping to make the world more decent.

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Sense（2）

A break from the expected activity, for rest, for strategic reasons, or because participation is impossible.

Thus losses and sit-outs generally pair up. However, there are two exceptions to this — C sat out the first game even though he hadn't lost the previous game, and the loser of the last game doesn't sit out after that because they quit at that point.

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