sit in for in English

Audio: En-au-sit in for.ogg

Forms: sits in for [present, singular, third-person], sitting in for [participle, present], sat in for [participle, past], sat in for [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|sit<,,sat> in for}} sit in for (third-person singular simple present sits in for, present participle sitting in for, simple past and past participle sat in for)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "sat in for",
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          "text": "Can you sit in for him while he's gone?",
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        }
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        "To substitute; to take somebody's place."
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        "(idiomatic) To substitute; to take somebody's place."
      ],
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        {
          "word": "stand in for"
        }
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    {
      "form": "sits in for",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat in for",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "sat in for",
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        "(idiomatic) To substitute; to take somebody's place."
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"sit in for" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms