understudy
🇺🇸
/ˈʌndərstʌdi/
🇬🇧
/ˈʌndəstʌdi/
noun
R
A person who is trained to take over the role of another person in a performance, in case the original person is unable to perform.
She was the understudy for the lead role in the play.
verb
R
To be trained to take over the role of another person in a performance, in case the original person is unable to perform.
He has been understudying the lead role for the past three months.
translation
A person who is trained to take over the role of another person in a performance, in case the original person is unable to perform.
To be trained to take over the role of another person in a performance, in case the original person is unable to perform.
Word Forms
Plural
understudies
Progressive
understudying
Past
understudied
3rd Present
understudies
Perfect
understudied