lieu

CEFRB2

/ljuː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A position or place occupied instead of another.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A surname.

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.

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Also pronounced

  • /luː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A place or stead.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

Since she could not attend the meeting, she sent her assistant in her blank.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

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.