stand in

verb

be a substitute (Freq. 1)

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The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague

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The skim milk substitutes for cream—we are on a strict diet

• Syn: ↑substitute, ↑sub, ↑fill in

• Derivationally related forms: ↑fill-in (for: ↑fill in), ↑stand-in, ↑subbing (for: ↑sub), ↑substitute (for: ↑substitute), ↑substitution (for: ↑substitute), ↑substituting (for: ↑substitute)

• Hypernyms: ↑exchange, ↑change, ↑interchange

• Verb Frames:

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Somebody ——s

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Somebody ——s PP

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DEPUTIZE, act, act as deputy, substitute, fill in, sit in, do duty, take over, act as locum, be a proxy, cover, hold the fort, step into the breach; replace, relieve, take over from; informal sub, fill someone's shoes, step into someone's shoes; N. Amer. pinch-hit.

→ stand

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transitive verb

chiefly Britain : to be a (specified) expense to : cost

intransitive verb

: to act as a stand-in

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- stand in with

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stand in

1. To cost

2. To become a party

3. To have an understanding, be in league

4. To deputize, act as a substitute (with for)

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Main Entry: ↑stand

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ˌstand ˈin [intransitive] [present tense I/you/we/they stand in he/she/it stands in present participle standing in past tense stood in past participle stood in] phrasal verb

to do someone else’s job temporarily while they are not available to do it

Lorraine was ready to stand in if Helen got sick.

stand in for:

I’ll be standing in for Peter while he’s away.

Thesaurus: to start a career or new job, or to move to a new position_synonym applying and interviewing for jobs_hyponym

Main entry: stand

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1) deputize

Brown stood in for the injured Simpson

2) Nautical sail closer to the shore

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stand in [phrasal verb]

: to take the place of (someone who is away for a time)

He can't be here today, so he asked me to stand in. [=fill in]

— often + for

He asked me to stand in for him while he was away.

see also ↑stand-in

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Main Entry: ↑stand