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instead

/ˌɪnˈstɛd/ /ɪnˈstɛd/
adverb
  1. 1 (-in) yerine, (-mek) yerine
  2. 2 bunun yerine, onun yerine

Definition (English)

  1. Used in 'instead of' before a noun or an -ing form, to show that one thing replaces another.
  2. In place of someone or something that has just been mentioned.

Example Sentences

  1. Let's stay home instead of going out.
    Dışarı çıkmak yerine evde kalalım.
  2. Can I have tea instead of coffee?
    Kahve yerine çay alabilir miyim?
  3. I didn't buy coffee; instead, I made tea.
    Kahve almadım, onun yerine çay yaptım.
  4. Ali couldn't come, so his brother went instead.
    Ali gelemedi, bu yüzden onun yerine kardeşi gitti.

Synonyms

alternativelyin place ofrather than

Collocations

instead ofinstead of doing somethinggo insteaduse something insteaddo something else insteadInstead, …

Related Words

ratheralternativereplacesubstitute

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