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stand in forto take someone's place temporarily; to substitute for someone

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: to take someone's place temporarily; to substitute for someone

Pronunciation (IPA): /stænd ɪn fɔːr/

Korean meaning: 임시로 ~를 대신하다, 대리하다

Korean pronunciation: **스탠**드 인 포

Example Sentences

  • My twin brother often stands in for me at boring family dinners.
  • The assistant manager will stand in for the CEO during his vacation.
  • Can you stand in for me at the presentation? I forgot I can't speak in public without fainting.

stand in for

NOUN

//stænd ɪn fɔːr//

to take someone's place temporarily; to substitute for someone

stand in for concept
💡 Concept

a young assistant chef confidently takes over the main cooking station, flipping ingredients in a large pan. She wears the head chef's distinctive tall white hat that's slightly too big for her. The regular head chef sits nearby with his arm in a sling, pointing and giving encouraging directions. Other kitchen staff continue working around them, glancing over with supportive smiles. The assistant chef handles the busy dinner orders while the injured chef guides her from his chair. someone temporarily taking another person's place and substituting for them

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stand in for rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Hand in hand with the band, he'll stand in for their star!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/stænd ɪn fɔːr/
🇬🇧 UK/stænd ɪn fɔː(r)/

🌳Etymology

Rootstand

Origin

'stand'는 고대 영어 'standan'에서, 'in'과 'for'는 각각 위치와 목적을 나타내는 전치사로, 함께 쓰여 '누군가의 자리에 서다'라는 의미가 되었습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

handbandland
hand
band
land

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My twin brother often stands in for me at boring family dinners.

The assistant manager will stand in for the CEO during his vacation.

😄 Fun example

Can you stand in for me at the presentation? I forgot I can't speak in public without fainting.

She agreed to stand in for the sick teacher.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

substitute forreplacefill in forcover fortake over from

Antonyms

step downwithdrawresign

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