Lieu Meaning
/ljuː/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA place or stead.
nameA surname.
Sentence Examples
In lieu of the preposition "je" one can also use the accusative without a preposition.
In lieu of sleep, I spent last night thinking about cheese.
CEFR Practice Quiz
Since she could not attend the meeting, she sent her assistant in her ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He received a small cash payment in ____ of the extra vacation days that he had earned during the year.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *stel-der. Proto-Italic *stlokos? Old Latin stlocus Latin locus Old French leu Middle French lieubor. English lieu Borrowed from Middle French lieu, from Old French leu, from Latin locum, accusative of locus (“place”). Doublet of locus. Attested earlier and in Middle English only as part of the partially calqued phrase in lieu of.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Since she could not attend the meeting, she sent her assistant in her ____.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
He received a small cash payment in ____ of the extra vacation days that he had earned during the year.