Meaning

4 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.

    In this football tournament, three substitutions can be made during the match.

    Ersatz, Ersetzen

    заме́наzaména, подстано́вкаpodstanóvka

  2. (countable, uncountable)A substitute or replacement.

    Gary is off this weekend, so Jeff will be his substitution.

  3. (countable, especially, uncountable)The replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another.

    Substitution, Substituierung

  4. (countable, uncountable)The expansion of the lexicon of a language by native means in correspondence to a foreign term.

    Ersetzung, lexikalische Ersetzung, Substitution

More definitions
  • the act of putting one thing or person in the place of another:
  • an event in which one thing is substituted for another

Examples

10 sentences
  1. Can we make a substitution?

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  2. No one will notice the substitution.

    ruПодмены никто не заметит.

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  3. Tom is on buprenorphine substitution therapy.

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  4. At half time, both teams made substitutions.

    deWährend der Halbzeit wechselten beide Mannschaften Spieler aus.

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  5. Algeria needs to follow an import-substitution regime.

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Translations

6 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
the act of substituting or the state of being substituted:
Deutsch
By meaning 3
the act of substituting or the state of being substituted:
the replacement of an atom, or group of atoms, in a compound, with another:
expansion of the lexicon by native means in correspondence to a foreign term:

Origin

From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.

From Middle French substitution, from Late Latin substitutio.

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