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sits in for

sits in for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sit in for.

Meaning of sit in for

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?

Questions about sits in for

What is sits in for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sits in for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sit in for.

Words near sits in for in the dictionary

  1. sits by
  2. sits down
  3. sits for
  4. sits idly by
  5. sits in
  6. sits in for
  7. sits in judgement
  8. sits in judgment
  9. sits in on
  10. sits loose
  11. sits loosely

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Adapted from Wiktionary: sits in for (page history and authors); sit in for (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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