"understudy" meaning in All languages combined

See understudy on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈʌndɚˌstʌdi/ [US], /ˈʌndəˌstʌdi/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ncalif-undertusdy.ogg [US, Northern-California], en-au-understudy.ogg [Australia] Forms: understudy [singular], understudies [plural]
Etymology: under- + study Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|under|study}} under- + study Head templates: {{noun|2=understudies}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An understudy is a person who understudies.
    Sense id: simple-understudy-en-noun-z32pNCN0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with under-

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈʌndɚˌstʌdi/ [US], /ˈʌndəˌstʌdi/ [UK] Audio: en-us-ncalif-undertusdy.ogg [US, Northern-California], en-au-understudy.ogg [Australia] Forms: understudy [canonical], understudies [third-person, singular], understudied [past], understudied [past, participle], understudying [present, participle]
Etymology: under- + study Etymology templates: {{ety-prefix|under|study}} under- + study Head templates: {{verb|understud|y}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you understudy, you study or know a role so as to be able to replace the normal performer when required.
    Sense id: simple-understudy-en-verb-9PmAE94I
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Terms prefixed with under-
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