instead

CEFRA1

/ɪnˈstɛd/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In place of someone or something else.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.

Examples

  • I may give up soon and just nap instead.

  • I will play Sudoku then instead of continuing to bother you.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • /ɪnˈstiːd/

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • Lee was ill so I went instead.

  • I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.

  • ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’

Synonyms

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Origin

adverb

From in + stead, from Middle English ine (“in”) + stede (“stead”). Related to German statt.