"stand in" meaning in English

See stand in in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: stand ins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} stand in (plural stand ins)
  1. A substitute; a replacement. Synonyms: stand-in Related terms: an understudy [theater, entertainment, lifestyle] Translations (a substitute): anstataŭulo (Esperanto), Double [neuter] (German), Ersatz [masculine] (German), Lichtdouble [neuter] [film, television, broadcasting, media] (German), Springer (english: jobs) [masculine] (German), Springerin (english: jobs) [feminine] (German), dublör (Turkish), vekil (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-stand_in-en-noun-ocO1BPRN

Verb

Forms: stands in [present, singular, third-person], standing in [participle, present], stood in [participle, past], stood in [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|stand<,,stood> in}} stand in (third-person singular simple present stands in, present participle standing in, simple past and past participle stood in)
  1. To substitute for; to replace; (theater) to serve as an understudy. Categories (topical): Theater, People Translations (to substitute for): Ersatzmann sein [masculine, person] (German), Ersatzfrau sein [feminine, person] (German), für jemanden die Vertretung haben (German), den Platz übernehmen [film, television, broadcasting, media] (German), substituir (Portuguese), suplantar (Spanish), vikariera (Swedish), vicka (Swedish), yerine çalışmak (Turkish), yerini almak (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-stand_in-en-verb-QB8lVp09 Disambiguation of People: 0 68 32 0 0 Disambiguation of 'to substitute for': 96 3 0 1
  2. To make one of a party in a bet or other speculation.
    Sense id: en-stand_in-en-verb-m9Hi-c~m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "in", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 17 31 18 11 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "in": 13 13 43 19 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 16 16 37 14 16 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 18 37 10 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 13 51 11 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 13 13 50 11 13 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 15 13 48 11 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 19 41 8 10 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 11 12 53 11 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 12 20 47 10 11 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 12 20 47 10 11
  3. To take a side in a dispute.
    Sense id: en-stand_in-en-verb-CfkLmlCH
  4. (archaic, slang, transitive) To cost (an amount). Tags: archaic, slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-stand_in-en-verb-eYwDMDIa

Inflected forms

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          "word": "anstataŭulo"
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          "lang": "German",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "a substitute",
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          "code": "de",
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          "code": "de",
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          "sense": "to substitute for",
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      "topics": [
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        "television",
        "broadcasting",
        "media"
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      "sense": "to substitute for",
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to substitute for",
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      "code": "tr",
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      "sense": "to substitute for",
      "word": "yerine çalışmak"
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      "sense": "to substitute for",
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