noun
Meaning 1
A substitute; a replacement.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- Her stand in muffed a lot of lines.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
stand in
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verb
Meaning 2
To substitute for; to replace; (theater) to serve as an understudy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To make one of a party in a bet or other speculation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
To take a side in a dispute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 5
To cost (an amount).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: archaic, slang, transitive
Examples
- That coat stands me in four dollars.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
be a substitute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague
- The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: substitute, sub, fill in
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: exchange, change, interchange
History
Etymology
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Across languages
Translations
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Esperanto: anstataŭulo — a substitute
- German: Double — a substitute
- German: Ersatz — a substitute
- German: Lichtdouble — a substitute
- German: Springer — a substitute
- German: Springerin — a substitute
- Turkish: dublör — a substitute
- Turkish: vekil — a substitute
- German: Ersatzmann sein — to substitute for
- German: Ersatzfrau sein — to substitute for
- German: für jemanden die Vertretung haben — to substitute for
- German: den Platz übernehmen — to substitute for
- Portuguese: substituir — to substitute for
- Spanish: suplantar — to substitute for
- Swedish: vikariera — to substitute for
- Swedish: vicka — to substitute for
- Turkish: yerine çalışmak — to substitute for
- Turkish: yerini almak — to substitute for