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instead of

prep

Etymology

From Middle English in stede of, in stude of (“instead of”, literally “in stead of, in place of”), equivalent to in + stead + of (cf. in one's stead). Cognate with Saterland Frisian insteede, ansteede (“instead of”), West Frisian ynstee (“instead of”), Dutch instede (“instead of”), German anstatt (von) (“instead of”), Danish i stedet (“instead of”).

  1. derived from in stede of

Definitions

  1. In lieu of

    In lieu of; in place of; rather than.

    • He walked to school instead of taking the car.
    • I wish I were rich instead of poor.
    • The baby put the food on his face instead of in his mouth.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for instead of. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA