Meaning of substitute | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To use in place of something else, with the same function
2. A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
3. To take the place of another: "Only art can substitute for nature" (Leonard Bernstein).
4. To use X in place of Y
5. A substitute teacher.
6. One that takes the place of another:alternate, replacement, stand-in, surrogate.
7. To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y
8. A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
9. to put in, or to take, the place of someone or something else. I substituted your name for mine on the list. vervang يُبَدِّل замествам substituir dosadit; nahradit ersetzen udskifte med αντικαθιστώ, υποκαθιστώsustituir asendama جانشين كردن korvata substituer לְהַחֲלִיף के स्थान पर रखना, प्रतिस्थापन करना, का स्थान लेना, के स्थान पर काम करना, के बदले में इस्तेमाल करना zamijeniti, nadomjestiti helyettesít menggantikan setja í staðinn sostituire 代用する 대체하다 pakeisti aizvietot; aizstāt ganti vervan...
10. To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place
11. One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript.
    historical
12. a person or thing used or acting instead of another. Guesswork is no substitute for investigation; She is not well enough to play in the tennis match, so we must find a substitute; (also adjective) I was substitute headmaster for a term. vervanger بَديل заместник substituto náhrada; náhradní der Ersatz; Ersatz-... erstatning; reserve; reserve- υποκατάστατο, αντικαταστάτης, αναπληρωτήςsustituto asendaja, varu- جانشين korvike suppléant/-ante; succédanéמחליף स्थानापन्न, एवज, एवजी, अनुकल्प, आदेश,...
    also adjective
13. To serve as a replacement (for someone or something)
14. Abbreviation of substitute good.
    abbreviation, alt-of
15. the act of substituting, or process of being substituted. vervanging تَبْديل، إبْدال замяна substituição záměna, náhrada das Ersetzen udskiftning; erstatning αντικατάσταση, υποκατάστασηsustitución asendus جانشيني korvaaminen substitutionהחלפה आदेश प्रतिनिधान, आदेश, प्रतिस्थापन, स्थनापत्ति zamjena, zamjenjivanje helyettesítés penggantian skipti sostituzione 代用 대체 pakeitimas aizvietošana; aizstāšana penggantian vervangingerstatning, avløsning, innsetting zastępowanie پرځای یی substituição subst...
16. One that takes the place of another: finding substitutes for coal; came in as a substitute at the end of the game.
17. Grammar A word or construction used in place of another word, phrase, or clause.
    Grammar
18. To put or use (a person or thing) in place of another: substituted plastic for steel to reduce the weight.
19. Usage Problem To replace: substituted the worn-out couch with a new one; original artworks that were substituted by fakes.
    Usage Problem
20. (often foll by for) to serve or cause to serve in place of another person or thing

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Examples

“Ladies [in William Shakespeare's age], again, universally wore masks as the sole substitute known to our ancestors for the modern parasol; a fact, perhaps, not generally known.”

“Since you left me, if you see me with another girl / Seeming like I'm having fun / Although she may be cute, she's just a substitute / Because you're the permanent one”

“Here we go. AK-47. The very best there is. When you absolutely, positively got to kill every motherfucker in the room, accept no substitutes.”

“Dean Whitehead opened the scoring shortly after the break with a low finish and substitute Peter Crouch sealed the win with a tap-in.”

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