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Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈstɛd/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• (California) audio
• /ɪnˈstiːd/ (Northumbria)
• ĭn-stěd'
• /ɪnˈsted/ (Australia)

Etymology

From in + stead, from Middle English ine (“in”) + stede (“stead”). Related to German statt.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
   • ‘It's rather like a beautiful Inverness cloak one has inherited. Much too good to hide away, so one wears it instead of an overcoat and pretends it's an amusing new fashion.’ 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 5, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
   • Seeing the British establishment struggle with the financial sector is like watching an alcoholic […]. Until 2008 there was denial over what finance had become. […] But the scandals kept coming, […]. A broad section of the political class now recognises the need for change but remains unable to see the necessity of a fundamental overhaul. Instead it offers fixes and patches. 2013 June 28, Joris Luyendijk, “Our banks are out of control”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 3, page 21:
   • I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead.

Forms

Deriveds

instead of

Synonyms

in lieu

Translations (84)

sh umjesto (in the place of (it)) · sh umesto (in the place of (it)) · sh умјесто (in the place of (it)) · hu hanem (in the place of (it)) · as আনহাতে (in the place of (it)) · hu inkább (in the place of (it)) · th แทน (in the place of (it)) · sq në vend që (in the place of (it)) · sv istället (in the place of (it)) · da i stedet for (in the place of (it)) · ru вме́сто того́ (in the place of (it)) · ba урынына (in the place of (it)) · fi asemasta (in the place of (it)) · fi tilalle (in the place of (it)) · hi के बजाय (in the place of (it)) · sh misto (in the place of (it)) · da i stedet (in the place of (it)) · scn scanciu (in the place of (it)) · syc ܚܠܦ (in the place of (it)) · ga ina ionad (in the place of (it)) · pt antes (in the place of (it)) · mk наместо (in the place of (it)) · as -অৰ সলনি (in the place of (it)) · de stattdessen (in the place of (it)) · es en lugar de (in the place of (it)) · scn mmeci (in the place of (it)) · fr à la place (in the place of (it)) · ar بَدَلاً مِن (in the place of (it)) · es en vez de ello (in the place of (it)) · it invece (in the place of (it)) · vec inveẑe (in the place of (it)) · is í stað þess (in the place of (it)) · vec invéze (in the place of (it)) · es en vez de (in the place of (it)) · cmn 抵作 (in the place of (it)) · he במקום (in the place of (it)) · tr yerine (in the place of (it)) · eo anstataŭe (in the place of (it)) · es en su lugar (in the place of (it)) · no i stedet (in the place of (it)) · uk нато́мість (in the place of (it)) · sh мјесто (in the place of (it)) · fr au lieu de (in the place of (it)) · it al posto di (in the place of (it)) · sh u zamjenu (in the place of (it)) · hu helyette (in the place of (it)) · br kentoc'h (in the place of (it)) · fi sen sijaan (in the place of (it)) · vi thay vì (in the place of (it)) · ga ina áit (in the place of (it)) · sh уместо (in the place of (it)) · sh misto (in the place of (it)) · cs místo toho (in the place of (it)) · bg вме́сто (in the place of (it)) · is í staðinn (in the place of (it)) · sl namésto (in the place of (it)) · bn পরিবর্তে (in the place of (it)) · sq në vend të (in the place of (it)) · no isteden (in the place of (it)) · el αντί (in the place of (it)) · no i staden (in the place of (it)) · fi sen sijasta (in the place of (it)) · nl in plaats daarvan (in the place of (it)) · it in luogo di (in the place of (it)) · id malah (in the place of (it)) · ms sebaliknya (in the place of (it)) · de anstatt (in the place of (it)) · es mejor (in the place of (it)) · fr plutôt (in the place of (it)) · ko 대신에 (in the place of (it)) · ro în loc de (in the place of (it)) · pl zamiast (in the place of (it)) · vec invése (in the place of (it)) · ja ...の代わりに (in the place of (it)) · sh mjesto (in the place of (it)) · cop ⲁⲛⲧⲓ (in the place of (it)) · pt ao invés de (in the place of (it)) · pt em vez de (in the place of (it)) · mk место (in the place of (it)) · es en lugar de aqueso (in the place of (it)) · cmn 代替 (in the place of (it)) · sh место (in the place of (it)) · cs namísto (in the place of (it)) · sh mesto (in the place of (it))