sits in
Covers for someone
Sits in means to participate temporarily as a substitute or guest.
A musician sits in with a band for a set.
Someone sits in for an absent colleague at a meeting.
To sit in on something is to attend as an observer: I sat in on the lecture.
During the civil rights era, sit-in became a noun for protesters occupying segregated spaces.
- deputizesAuthorizes to act as substitute
- perchesElevated resting spots
- understudyBackup actor, ready nightly
- substituteReplacement for another
- vigilPurposeful nighttime wakefulness
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