Meaning & use
cat sitting
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Meanings
noununcountableinformal
The job or activity of taking care of someone's cat while they are away.
Grammar: Uncountable: no plural. Use 'do cat sitting' or 'cat sitting is ...'.
Patterns
- do cat sitting
- cat sitting service
- offer cat sitting
She earns extra money by doing cat sitting on weekends.
Cat sitting is a good option if your cat hates kennels.
He offers cat sitting for neighbors when they travel.
noununcountableinformal
A paid service in which a person visits a cat at home to feed and care for it.
Grammar: Often used before another noun: cat sitting service, cat sitting business.
Patterns
- cat sitting service
- cat sitting business
- book cat sitting
We booked cat sitting for the week of our holiday.
Her cat sitting business has grown quickly.
Common combinations
- do cat sitting
- I do cat sitting for friends when they go away.
- cat sitting service
- The pet shop now offers a cat sitting service.
- cat sitting business
- She started a small cat sitting business from home.
- cat sitting job
- He found a cat sitting job through an app.
Synonyms and how they differ
- pet sitting
- Broader: it covers cats, dogs, and other animals, whereas cat sitting is only for cats.
- cat care
- More general and can include everyday care by the owner, not just when they are away.
Word family
- cat sitter noun
- A person who takes care of cats while owners are away.
Commonly confused: cat sitting or cat sitting?
cat sitting vs cat sitting
Not to be confused with 'cat sitting' as in a cat that is sitting down; the noun phrase is about the job.
Practice
Which sentence uses 'cat sitting' correctly?
Choose one answer.
'Cat sitting' is uncountable, so it cannot take 'a' or a plural, and it is not a verb. 'Does cat sitting' correctly uses it as a noun phrase.
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