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standing in for

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

Meaning of stand in 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.

Questions about standing in for

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

Words near standing in for in the dictionary

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

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