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sub in

sub in verb: to replace something or take someone's place,.

Verb

sub in (third-person singular simple present subs in, present participle subbing in, simple past and past participle subbed in)

  1. (especially) To replace something or take someone's place,
    • As the Medford native was replacing McKennie, Shaq Moore ran off the bench to sub in for Dest. And England manager Gareth Southgate made another move while he could, Marcus Rashford for Bukayo Saka.25 November 2022, Jonathan Tannenwald, “U.S. dominates England for long stretches, but plays to 0-0 tie at World Cup”, in The Philadeplhia Inquirer

Antonyms of sub in

Forms of sub in

third-person singular presentsubs in
present participlesubbing in
past participlesubbed in
pastsubbed in

Origin of sub in

From sub (from substitute) + in.

Questions about sub in

What does sub in mean?
Sub in means to replace something or take someone's place,.
What part of speech is sub in?
Sub in is a verb.
What is the past tense of sub in?
The past tense of sub in is subbed in.

Words near sub in in the dictionary

  1. sub clover
  2. sub clovers
  3. sub drop
  4. sub fusc
  5. sub fuscs
  6. sub in
  7. sub judice
  8. sub modo
  9. sub nom.
  10. sub out
  11. sub pixel-perfect

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