Kilo Lingo

instead

/ɪnˈsted/

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Translation

In place of something else, as a different choice from the first one.

Word origin

From Middle English in stede, meaning in the place of, from stede (place).

Origin
Middle English
Root
in stede

Examples

shut, .

"Instead" means we did this in place of shopping.

tea, .

"Instead" shows water was the other choice.

bus.

"Instead of" means in place of the bus.

We use instead to say that you do or choose one thing in place of another. If the lift is broken and you take the stairs instead, the stairs replace the lift. We often say instead of before the thing we did not pick.

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