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stand in for

stand in for verb: to replace; to act as a double or substitute for.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To replace; to act as a double or substitute for.
    • I asked my colleague to stand in for me so I could take the day off.

Forms of stand in for

third-person singular presentstands in for
present participlestanding in for
past participlestood in for
paststood in for

Questions about stand in for

What does stand in for mean?
Stand in for means to replace; to act as a double or substitute for.
What part of speech is stand in for?
Stand in for is a verb.
What is the past tense of stand in for?
The past tense of stand in for is stood in for.

Words near stand in for in the dictionary

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

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