substitute
To use in place of something else, with the same functionTo use in place of something else, with the same function.
» There's no substitute for experience.
Опыт ничто не заменит.
Ніщо не може замінити досвід.
Meaning
5 senses(transitive)To use in place of something else, with the same function.
I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
ersetzen
заменя́тьzamenjátʹ, замени́тьzamenítʹ, замеща́тьzameščátʹ
заміня́тиzaminjáty
(transitive)To use X in place of Y.
I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
(transitive)To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.
(transitive)To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.
He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes
auswechseln
put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
(intransitive)To serve as a replacement (for someone or something).
Examples
128 sentencesThere's no substitute for experience.
Ніщо не може замінити досвід.
ruОпыт ничто не заменит.
There's no substitute.
Заміни немає.
ruТам нет никакой замены.
Perhaps we could find a substitute.
ruВозможно, мы могли бы найти замену.
You can't substitute money for health.
ruЗдоровье деньгами не заменишь.
Tom works as a substitute teacher.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, froFrom Middle English substituten, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituō, from sub- (“under; beneath”) + statuō (“to put up; establish”). Displaced native Old English spala (“a substitute”) and spelian (“to substitute”).
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Forms
substitutes, substituting, substituted, substituted| Base form | substitute · to substitute |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | substitutes |
| Present participle | substituting |
| Past simple | substituted |
| Past participle | substituted |
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Synonyms
10 synonymsWord family
26 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle