HyperDic: stand_in

English > 1 sense of the expression stand in:
VERBpossessionstand in, substitute, sub, fill inbe a substitute
English > stand in: 1 sense > verb 1, possession
MeaningBe a substitute.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Synonymssubstitute, sub, fill in
Broaderexchange, change, interchangeGive to, and receive from, one another
Spanishsuplir
Catalansuplir
Nounsstand-insomeone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

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