stand in

(US usually fill in) — phrasal verb with stand

/stænd/ verb (stood, stood)

Definition

C2 to do the job that another person was going to do or usually does, or to take that person's place at an event, because they cannot be there: Paula stood in for Jane, while Jane was on holiday.Replacing and exchanging

(Definition of stand in from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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stand clear phrasal verb
stand down phrasal verb
stand fast/firm idiom
stand for sth phrasal verb (ACCEPT)
stand for sth phrasal verb (REPRESENT)
stand in phrasal verb
stand in the way of sth/sb idiom
stand noun (COURT)
stand noun (FRAME)
stand noun (OPINION)
stand noun (OPPOSITION)

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stand-in noun
stand sb in good stead
stand in sb's way, at stand in the way of sth/sb idiom
stand (out) in relief idiom
stand sb in good stead idiom
stand in the way of sth/sb idiom

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stand in sb's way, at stand in the way of sth/sb idiom
stand (out) in relief idiom
stand sb in good stead idiom
stand in the way of sth/sb idiom

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Synonyms and related words:

alternatively adverb
bargain sth away phrasal verb
behalf noun
change over phrasal verb
compensation noun (EXCHANGE)
countermand verb
delegate noun
pinch-hit verb
pre-empt verb
proxy noun
refill noun
refill verb
represent verb (ACT FOR)
spare noun
substitute noun
succession noun
supersede verb
supplant verb
swap noun
swap verb

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