instead of
Preposition
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Preposition
- In lieu of; in place of; rather than.
- He walked to school instead of taking the car.
- 1611, King James Version, Exodus 4:16:
- And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.
- French: à la place de, au lieu de
- German: an Stelle von, anstelle von, statt, anstatt, anstelle
- Italian: invece di, invece che, anziché
- Portuguese: ao invés de, em vez de
- Russian: вме́сто
- Spanish: en lugar de, en vez de
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