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standing in

standing in is the present participle and gerund of stand in.

Meaning of stand in

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.

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Questions about standing in

What is standing in the present participle and gerund of?
Standing in is the present participle and gerund of stand in.

Words near standing in in the dictionary

  1. standing firm
  2. standing for
  3. standing from under
  4. standing ground
  5. standing guard
  6. standing in
  7. standing in for
  8. standing in one's own light
  9. standing in one's value
  10. standing in someone's shoes
  11. standing in the gap

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