stand in
Third Person
stands in
Present Participle
standing in
Past Tense
stood in
Past Participle
stood in
1
to act as a substitute for someone or something
- When the lead actor fell ill, a colleague had to stand in for the important scene.
- The experienced employee offered to stand in for the new recruit during the training session.
- A friend was kind enough to stand in for the babysitter when unexpected plans came up.
- The lead actor fell ill, and they had to find someone to stand in at the last minute for the crucial scenes.
- The keynote speaker couldn't make it to the conference, so they had to find someone to stand in and deliver the address.
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