📖 Definitions of "Sit in for"
verb
- 1
To substitute; to take somebody's place.
"Can you sit in for him while he's gone?"
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Sit in for"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| stand in forverb | (idiomatic, transitive) To replace; to act as a double or substitute for. |
| take someone's placeverb | To replace someone or something. |
| fill inverb | (transitive, idiomatic) To inform somebody, especially to supply someone missing or missed information. |
| substitutenoun | A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose. |
| take the place ofverb | To be used instead of someone or something |
| stand innoun | A substitute; a replacement. |
| step inverb | (intransitive) To get involved; to act |
| requiteverb | (transitive) To repay (a debt owed); specifically, to recompense or reward someone for (a favour, a service rendered, etc.) |
| covernoun | A lid. |
| replaceverb | (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with. |
| supplynoun | (countable) An amount of something supplied. |
| fill someone's shoesverb | (idiomatic) To do (somebody's) job; to perform or assume (somebody's) role. |
| take one's seatverb | Synonym of take a seat. |
| serveverb | (personal) To provide a service (or, by extension, a product, especially food or drink). |
| take placeverb | (intransitive) To happen or to occur. |
| surrogatenoun | A substitute (usually of a person, position or role). |
| deputizeverb | (transitive) to officially empower and authorize (someone) to act as a substitute in one's role or office |
| besteadnoun | (transitive) To help, assist. |
| double | Made up of two matching or complementary elements. |
| sit inverb | To participate in a sit-in protest. |
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