stand in

noun

A substitute; a replacement.

“Her stand in muffed a lot of lines.”

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Meanings

nounstand in (plural stand ins)

plural stand ins · alternative stand-in

  1. A substitute; a replacement.

    Her stand in muffed a lot of lines.

verbstand in (third-person singular simple present stands in, present participle standing in, simple past and past participle stood in)

present singular third person stands in · participle present standing in · participle past stood in · past stood in · alternative stand-in

  1. To substitute for; to replace
    1. entertainmentto serve as an understudy.
  2. To make one of a party in a bet or other speculation.
  3. To take a side in a dispute.
  4. archaicslangtransitiveTo cost (an amount).

    That coat stands me in four dollars.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbbe a substitute

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exchangechangeinterchange
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Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Esperanto anstataŭulo
  • anstataŭuloa substitute
German Double, Ersatz
  • Doublea substitute
  • Ersatza substitute
  • Lichtdoublea substitute
  • Springera substitute
  • Springerina substitute
  • Ersatzmann seinto substitute for
  • Ersatzfrau seinto substitute for
  • für jemanden die Vertretung habento substitute for
  • den Platz übernehmento substitute for
Polish dubler, dublerka
  • dublera substitute
  • dublerkaa substitute
  • zastępcaa substitute
  • zastępczynia substitute
  • zastępowaćto substitute for
  • zastąpićto substitute for
Portuguese substituir
  • substituirto substitute for
Spanish hacer las veces, formar
  • hacer las vecesto substitute for
  • formarto substitute for
Swedish vikariera, vicka
  • vikarierato substitute for
  • vickato substitute for
Turkish dublör, vekil
  • dublöra substitute
  • vekila substitute
  • yerine çalışmakto substitute for
  • yerini almakto substitute for
Cite this entry
APA

stand in. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20in

MLA

“stand in.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20in. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stand in,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stand%20in.

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