instead
Use Instead in a sentence
adverb
Idioms 1.
as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead.
2.
in preference; as a preferred or accepted alternative: The city has its pleasures, but she wished instead for the quiet of country life.
3.
instead of, in place of; in lieu of: You can use milk instead of cream in this recipe.
Origin:
1175–1225; Middle English; orig. phrase in stead in place
1175–1225; Middle English; orig. phrase in stead in place
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| —adv | |
| 1. | as a replacement, substitute, or alternative |
| 2. | (preposition) instead of in place of or as an alternative to |
| [C13: from phrase in stead in place] | |
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Instead
is always a great word to know.
So is ort. Does it mean:
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
instead
1590s, from M.E. ine stede (early 13c.; see stead); still often two words until after c.1640. A loan-translation of L. in loco (Fr. en lieu de).
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Example sentences
Their oblique approach is to aim instead for a world with accessible, secure low cost energy for all.
These will be even more likely repaired instead of replaced.
Instead of vocalizing or using pheromones, chameleons communicate visually by changing the colors and patterns of their skin.
But instead of building that opportunity within existing public.
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