English verb: stand in | |||
1. | stand in (possession) be a substitute | ||
Samples | The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague. The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet. | ||
Synonyms | fill in, sub, substitute | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | change, exchange, interchange | ||