Meaning

1 senses
  1. (especially)To replace something or take someone's place,

Examples

1 sentences
  1. Tom was pigheaded and ate three meatball sub sandwiches in Rome. He pooped his pants on the train ride back to Milan.

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Origin

From sub (from substitute) + in.

From sub (from substitute) + in.

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Forms

subs in, subbing in, subbed in, subbed in
Base formsub in · to sub in
3rd person singularsubs in
Present participlesubbing in
Past simplesubbed in
Past participlesubbed in

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysub in
he, she, itsubs in

Past simpleLesson

all personssubbed in

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave subbed in
he, she, ithas subbed in

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sub in

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Antonyms

1 antonyms

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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