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stand in

stand in noun: a substitute; a replacement.

Noun

stand in (plural stand ins)

  1. A substitute; a replacement.
    • Her stand in muffed a lot of lines.

Verb

stand in (third-person singular simple present stands in, present participle standing in, simple past and past participle stood in)

  1. To substitute for; to replace
    1. to serve as an understudy.
  2. To make one of a party in a bet or other speculation.
  3. To take a side in a dispute.
  4. (archaic, slang, transitive) To cost (an amount).
    • That coat stands me in four dollars.

stand in meaning in Tamil

stand in in Tamil

பகர ஆள் ஆட்பேர்

Forms of stand in

Noun
pluralstand ins
alternative formstand-in
Verb
third-person singular presentstands in
present participlestanding in
past participlestood in
paststood in

Questions about stand in

What does stand in mean?
Stand in means a substitute; a replacement.
What is stand in in Tamil?
Stand in in Tamil is பகர ஆள் ஆட்பேர். See Stand in meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is stand in?
Stand in can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of stand in?
The plural of stand in is stand ins.

Words near stand in in the dictionary

  1. stand for
  2. stand from under
  3. stand guard
  4. stand hawk
  5. stand hawks
  6. stand in
  7. stand in for
  8. stand in good stead
  9. stand in one's own light
  10. stand in one's value
  11. stand in someone's shoes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stand in (page history and authors); stand in (Tamil 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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