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substitute
[suhb-sti-toot, -tyoot]
noun
a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
Synonyms: , ,(formerly) a person who, for payment, served in an army or navy in the place of a conscript.
Grammar.Ģża word that functions as a replacement for any member of a class of words or constructions, as do in He doesn't know but I do.
verb (used with object)
to put (a person or thing) in the place of another.
to take the place of; replace.
Chemistry.Ģżto replace (one or more elements or groups in a compound) by other elements or groups.
verb (used without object)
to act as a substitute.
adjective
of or relating to a substitute or substitutes.
composed of substitutes.
substitute
/ Ė²õŹ²ś²õ³ŁÉŖĖ³ŁĀį³ÜĖ³Ł /
verb
(often foll by for) to serve or cause to serve in place of another person or thing
chem to replace (an atom or group in a molecule) with (another atom or group)
logic maths to replace (one expression) by (another) in the context of a third, as replacing x + y for x in 3 x = k gives 3 x + 3 y = k
noun
a person or thing that serves in place of another, such as a player in a game who takes the place of an injured colleague
Often shortened to: sub.Ģż( as modifier )
a substitute goalkeeper
grammar another name for pro-form
another name for supply teacher
nautical another word for repeater
(formerly) a person paid to replace another due for military service
Usage
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- substitutable adjective
- substitutability noun
- substituter noun
- substitutingly adverb
- substitution noun
- substitutional adjective
- substitutionary adjective
- substitutionally adverb
- intersubstitutability noun
- intersubstitutable adjective
- intersubstitution noun
- nonsubstituted adjective
- nonsubstitution noun
- nonsubstitutional adjective
- nonsubstitutionally adverb
- nonsubstitutionary adjective
- presubstitute verb (used with object)
- presubstitution noun
- prosubstitution adjective
- unsubstituted adjective
- Ė²õ³Ü²ś²õ³Ł¾±Ė³Ł³Ü³Ł²¹Ė²ś¾±±ō¾±³Ł²ā noun
- Ė²õ³Ü²ś²õ³Ł¾±Ė³Ł³Ü³Ł²¹²ś±ō±š adjective
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of substitute1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of substitute1
Example Sentences
Indeed, when he made his senior debut - replacing Wayne Rooney as a substitute at 16 years and 263 days old - he became the youngest player to represent Manchester United since Duncan Edwards in 1953.
If he couldnāt remember a passage, Parks came up with substitute language.
He narrowly missed out on the Bundesliga title as a knee injury meant he was an unused substitute when they drew with Mainz on the final day of the 2022-23 season.
"It's a very young team against an experienced team," O'Neill added, as his 26-strong squad only contained one player over the age of 30 in the form of substitute George Saville.
Some credit poor farmers using a clever substitute for meat while others think English pubs coined the name as a joke, mocking the Welsh for not affording real rabbit.
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When To Use
A substitute is someone or something that takes the place of another person or thing. As a verb, to substitute means to make such a switch.Substitute is used in a variety of contexts, but it is perhaps most commonly associated with substitute teachers and players in team sports who replace a player in the game. In both cases, the word is often shortened as sub.Example: Mr. Jones was sick today so we had a substitute.
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