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stand in for

stand in for
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stand in fawr]
    • /stænd ɪn fɔr/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [stand in fawr]
    • /stænd ɪn fɔr/

Definition of stand in for words

  • noun stand in for to substitute for 0

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Parts of speech for Stand in for

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

stand in for popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

Synonyms for stand in for

verb stand in for

  • cover — If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
  • give a hand — the terminal, prehensile part of the upper limb in humans and other primates, consisting of the wrist, metacarpal area, fingers, and thumb.

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