substitute
verb/ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/
/ˈsʌbstɪtuːt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they substitute | /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/ /ˈsʌbstɪtuːt/ |
| he / she / it substitutes | /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːts/ /ˈsʌbstɪtuːts/ |
| past simple substituted | /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːtɪd/ /ˈsʌbstɪtuːtɪd/ |
| past participle substituted | /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːtɪd/ /ˈsʌbstɪtuːtɪd/ |
| -ing form substituting | /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːtɪŋ/ /ˈsʌbstɪtuːtɪŋ/ |
- to take the place of somebody/something else; to use somebody/something instead of somebody/something else
- substitute for somebody/something Nothing can substitute for the advice your doctor is able to give you.
- Can you find someone to substitute for you at the meeting?
- substitute A for B Margarine can be substituted for butter in this recipe.
- substitute B with/by A Butter can be substituted with margarine in this recipe.
- substitute somebody/something Kane was substituted in the second half after a knee injury (= somebody else played instead of Kane in the second half).
Word Originlate Middle English (denoting a deputy or delegate): from Latin substitutus ‘put in place of’, past participle of substituere, based on statuere ‘set up’.Want to learn more?
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