fill in for — to temporarily replace someone who is absent
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to temporarily replace someone who is absent
Pronunciation (IPA): /fɪl ɪn fɔːr/
Korean meaning: 대신하다, 대리하다
Korean pronunciation: **필** 인 **포**
Example Sentences
- My cat tried to fill in for me during my Zoom meeting, but surprisingly, it gave better presentations than I do.
- Could you fill in for Sarah while she's on vacation next week?
- The intern had to fill in for the CEO, and now everyone wants to promote the intern to CEO.
fill in for
VERB//fɪl ɪn fɔːr//
to temporarily replace someone who is absent
someone temporarily replacing another person who is absent
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Origin
fill(채우다)과 in(안에), for(~을 위해)가 결합되어, 누군가의 빈자리를 '채워 넣는다'는 의미로 발전했습니다. 마치 퍼즐의 빈 조각을 맞춰 넣는 것처럼!
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“My cat tried to fill in for me during my Zoom meeting, but surprisingly, it gave better presentations than I do.”
“Could you fill in for Sarah while she's on vacation next week?”
“The intern had to fill in for the CEO, and now everyone wants to promote the intern to CEO.”
“I'll fill in for you at the conference if you're not feeling well.”
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