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stands in for

stands in for is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 stands in for

What is stands in for the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Stands in for is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stand in for.

Words near stands in for in the dictionary

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

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Adapted from Wiktionary: stands 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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