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sit in for

sit in for verb: to substitute; to take somebody's place.

Verb

sit in for (third-person singular simple present sits in for, present participle sitting in for, simple past and past participle sat in for)

  1. (idiomatic) To substitute; to take somebody's place.
    • Can you sit in for him while he's gone?

sit in for meaning in Bengali

sit in for in Bengali

বিকল্প হিসেবে কাজ করা, কারো জায়গা নেওয়া

Forms of sit in for

third-person singular presentsits in for
present participlesitting in for
past participlesat in for
pastsat in for

Questions about sit in for

What does sit in for mean?
Sit in for means to substitute; to take somebody's place.
What is sit in for in Bengali?
Sit in for in Bengali is বিকল্প হিসেবে কাজ করা, কারো জায়গা নেওয়া. See Sit in for meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is sit in for?
Sit in for is a verb.
What is the past tense of sit in for?
The past tense of sit in for is sat in for.

Words near sit in for in the dictionary

  1. sit dead-red
  2. sit down
  3. sit for
  4. sit idly by
  5. sit in
  6. sit in for
  7. sit in judgement
  8. sit in judgment
  9. sit in on
  10. sit in the wheels
  11. sit in with

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sit in for (page history and authors); sit in for (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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