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/
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
💡 Concept
someone temporarily replacing another person who is absent
🎵 Rhyme
When you fill in for others, show your skill and iron will!
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🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/fɪl ɪn fɔːr/
🇬🇧 UK/fɪl ɪn fɔː/
🌳Etymology
🎵Rhyme
skillwillstill
skill
will
still
🔗Collocations
fill in for someone
fill in for a colleague
fill in for the boss
fill in for the teacher
temporarily fill in
fill in during absence
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“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?”
😄 Fun example
“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.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
substitute forreplacecover forstand in fortake over for
Antonyms
abandonleave vacantignore
Related
substitutereplacementbackuptemporarydelegate
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