DEEn Dictionary De - En
DeEs De - Es
DePt De - Pt
 Vocabulary trainer

Spec. subjects Grammar Abbreviations Random search Preferences
Search in Sprachauswahl
instead
Search for:
Mini search box
 
English Dictionary: Instead by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Instead
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
instead
adv
  1. in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
    Synonym(s): alternatively, instead, or else
  2. 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"
    Synonym(s): rather, instead
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Instead \In*stead"\, adv. [Pref. in- + stead place.]
      1. In the place or room; -- usually followed by of.
  
                     Let thistles grow of wheat.               --Job xxxi.
                                                                              40.
  
                     Absalom made Amasa captain of the host instead of
                     Joab.                                                --2 Sam. xvii.
                                                                              25.
  
      2. Equivalent; equal to; -- usually with of. [R.]
  
                     This very consideration to a wise man is instead of
                     a thousand arguments, to satisfy him, that in those
                     times no such thing was believed.      --Tillotson.
No guarantee of accuracy or completeness!
©TU Chemnitz, 2006-2023
Your feedback:
Ad partners