Definitions of instead [ɪnˈstɛd]

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Definition of 'instead'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (adv.) instead
as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something.

2. instead
as an accepted alternative; in preference.

Definition of 'instead'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (adverb) alternatively, instead, or else
in place of, or as an alternative to
"Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"

2. (adverb) rather, instead
on the contrary
"rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"

Definition of 'instead'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (adverb) instead
rather than sth else
I was going to drive, but I rode my bike instead.; Try using pen instead of pencil.; Why don't you help instead of just standing there?

Definition of 'instead'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adverb) instead
in the place or room; -- usually followed by of

2. (adverb) instead
equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of

Translation of 'instead'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: as a substitute; in place of something or someone I don't like coffee. Could I please have tea instead?
Afrikaans: in stede van	Arabic: بَدلا من	Bulgarian: в замяна
Brazilian: em vez de	Czech: místo toho	German: statt dessen
Danish: i stedet	Greek: στη θέση του, αντ' αυτού	Spanish: en su lugar, en cambio
Estonian: selle asemel	Farsi: در عوض؛ به جای	Finnish: sen sijaan
French: à la place	Hebrew: בִּמקוֹם	Hindi: के बदले में
Croatian: umjesto	Hungarian: helyette; inkább	Indonesian: sebagai gantinya
Icelandic: í staðinn	Italian: invece, piuttosto	Japanese: その代わり
Korean: 그 대신에	Lithuanian: vietoj (ko)	Latvian: vietā
Malay: sebagai ganti	Dutch: in plaats ervan	Norwegian: i stedet
Polish: zamiast (tego)	Persian: در عوض؛ به جای	Pashto: پرځاى، په عوض، په بدل
Portuguese: em vez de	Romanian: în loc, în schimb	Russian: вместо, взамен
Slovak: namiesto toho	Slovenian: namesto tega	Serbian: umesto
Swedish: i stället	Thai: แทน	Turkish: yerine
Taiwanese: 代替	Ukrainian: замість кого, чого	Urdu: بجائے
Vietnamese: thay vì	Chinese: 代替
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