stand in

See also: stand-in and standin'

English

Noun

stand in (plural stand ins)

1. A substitute; a replacement.

   Her stand in muffed a lot of lines.

Alternative forms

• stand-in

Related terms

• (theater) an understudy.

Translations

a substitute

• Esperanto: anstataŭulo
• German: Double (de) n, Ersatz (de) m, (film) Lichtdouble n, (jobs) Springer (de) m, (jobs) Springerin (de) f
• Turkish: dublör (tr), vekil (tr)

Verb

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.
2. To make one of a party in a bet or other speculation.
3. To take a side in a dispute.
4. (archaic, slang, transitive) To cost (an amount).

   That coat stands me in four dollars.

Translations

to substitute for

• German: Ersatzmann sein (de) (male person), Ersatzfrau sein (de) (female person), für jemanden die Vertretung haben (de), (film) den Platz übernehmen (de)
• Portuguese: substituir (pt)
• Spanish: suplantar (es)
• Swedish: vikariera (sv), vicka (sv)
• Turkish: yerine çalışmak (tr), yerini almak (tr)

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