understudy
verb (used with object)
to learn (a role) in order to replace the regular actor or actress when necessary.
have understudied
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present perfectof understudy.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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There was one pale curate who looked as though he might have understudied Penley in The Private Secretary.
From Forty Years of 'Spy' by Leslie Ward
