stand in the gap in English

Audio: En-au-stand in the gap.ogg

Forms: stands in the gap [present, singular, third-person], standing in the gap [participle, present], stood in the gap [participle, past], stood in the gap [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> in the gap}} stand in the gap (third-person singular simple present stands in the gap, present participle standing in the gap, simple past and past participle stood in the gap)

Inflected forms

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"stand in the gap" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms