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вместо, взамен

наречие ↓

- вместо, взамен

this will do instead — это годится взамен, это подойдёт для замены
if you cannot go, let him go instead — если вы не можете пойти, пусть он пойдёт вместо вас

Мои примеры

Словосочетания

read «of» instead of «for» — вместо of следует читать for
instead of working he was reading a book — вместо того чтобы работать, он читал книгу
have some coffee instead of tea — выпейте кофе вместо чая
traveller headed the stream instead of crossing it — путешественник не стал переправляться через ручей, а обогнул его
instead of going — вместо того чтобы пойти
instead of him — вместо него
seek material values instead of human — стремиться к материальным, а не к общечеловеческим ценностям
instead of me — вместо меня
instead of this — вместо этого
instead of — вместо того, чтобы; взамен чего-л; вместо чего-л

Примеры с переводом

This will do instead.

Это годится взамен.

I was offered a ride, but I chose to walk instead

Меня предложили подвезти, но я предпочла пройтись пешком.

They used English terms instead of Latin ones.

Они использовали английские термины /выражения/ вместо латинских.

Geoff didn’t study law. Instead, he decided to become an actor.

Джефф не стал изучать право. Вместо этого он решил стать актёром.

If Jo can’t attend the meeting, I could go instead.

Если Джо не может присутствовать на собрании, то я мог бы пойти вместо него.

He didn’t call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter.

Звонить он не стал. Вместо этого он написал ей письмо.

Felix became a herpetologist instead.

Вместо этого Феликс стал герпетологом.

Источник

: as a substitute or equivalent

was going to write but called instead

: as an alternative to something expressed or implied : rather

longed instead for a quiet country life

Synonyms

Example Sentences

I was offered a ride, but I chose to walk instead.

Recent Examples on the Web

Forgo an oversized check-in bag and instead opt for this travel-sized hair waver.

—elle.com, 7 Apr. 2023

The Navy wants the new E-XX TACAMO to be based on the C-130J Super Hercules instead.

—Popular Mechanics, 7 Apr. 2023

Their builders often assume that the definition of life transcends an organism’s material form and is instead embodied in its functional properties—and who’s to say that is a correct strategy for generalizing life in the first place?

—Shi En Kim, Scientific American, 6 Apr. 2023

Global Pharma has said little publicly about its recent recalls, instead referring questions to the U.S. companies that sold the products.

—Wire Reports, oregonlive, 6 Apr. 2023

The series refuses to reduce its warring factions to ideological simplicity, instead embracing the moral complexity of each side and painting its characters in shades of gray.

—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 6 Apr. 2023

At the end of her contract, Ultimo did not re-sign with Lancaster and instead enlisted Stewart’s ex-wife, Rachel Hunter.

—Effie Orfanides, Peoplemag, 6 Apr. 2023

Earlier launch plans for the test called for SpaceX to attempt a landing of the Super Heavy 7 booster in the Gulf on a barge, but Berger and other media outlets have reported the booster will instead simply crash into the Gulf.

—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2023

In the late 1970s, Americans didn’t drink wine, opting instead for liquor and beer.

—Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of instead was
in 1667

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“Instead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instead. Accessed 13 Apr. 2023.

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Here you can find a large assortment of example sentences for the word instead, or in other words sentences that can help you learn how to use instead in a sentence. Learning how to use a word in a sentences can be very helpful, for example when it comes to learning how to use the word in a sentence, in which context the word can be used as well as to learn the true meaning of the word «instead».

Instead in a sentence

Here below you will find several sentences that illustrate how to use the word instead in a sentence.

Brian Cox was cast instead.
Shepard chose the Navy instead.
They settled in New York instead.
They instead proposed Barzillai J.
He is instead depicted as a shadow.
Bush instead of real news reporting.
The job was instead given to Rowell.
Aldrin chose instead to fly fighters.
He recommended a noon attack instead.
Amundsen resolved to go south instead.
Its staff worked instead in temporary wooden sheds.
Using his left hand, Khan instead wrote it himself.
It probably reflects an eruption at Ubinas instead.
He instead began work on his novel The Ambassadors.
Mattoo instead employed Narayan as a sarangi player.
They appointed Standish instead; he was apparently already known to the Pilgrims.
The Chief’s armor was redesigned from scratch instead of porting existing assets.
The crew instead looped around the Moon and returned safely to Earth on April 17.
In short, rather than a boor, Johnson was a martyr; instead of a villain, a hero.
Von Huene instead interpreted these bones as caudals from the middle of the tail.
Later in his life he rejected this theory, and instead proposed an alternative language-game analogy.
In 2005, the Spanish Ministry of Defense declared intention to buy the tanks instead of renting them.
He was clearly at fault for Arsenal’s fourth goal when, instead of clearing, he dallied on the ball».
Annoyed by the bureaucratic mindset of the company, he decided to accept the offer from NACA instead.
Sunsoft was not interested in the PC market and was focused on the video game console market instead.
This formation is now known as the Passaic Formation, and instead thought to be Late Triassic in age.
This footage was never officially released, but instead appeared covertly among tape trading circles.
They also altered their uniforms to resemble Waffen-SS soldiers instead of concentration camp guards.
The couple are entertaining that night, but are instead expecting Becky and her new boyfriend Trevor.
James refused to perform either action, instead choosing to relinquish the post of Lord High Admiral.
The authors instead suggested that the wing bones contained metaplastic tissue able to form the knob.
He instead chose to attend a private training college, Hassett’s, to study for the Bank Clerk’s exam.
Also, instead of continuing to Valatie, NY 22 initially ended at the NY 23 intersection in Hillsdale.
The mission was not supported, with the Decadal Survey preferring the Europa Clipper mission instead.
Altgens was met instead by Lovelady’s wife, who said her husband would never agree to be interviewed.
As a result, he was unable to work in oil; instead he was limited to watercolour, sepia and reworking older compositions.
Following his death, many sources have attributed it to his being fed a meal of death caps instead of Caesar’s mushrooms.
Other bands, such as Cradle of Filth and Dimmu Borgir, embraced a more commercial sound and production aesthetic instead.
It was also described by some as clucks, twittering, and cooing, and as a series of low notes, instead of an actual song.
After a success as Hamlet in London in 1925, Barrymore left the stage for 14 years and instead focused entirely on films.
He proposed that future monarchs would no longer have absolute power but would instead rule by the consent of the nobles.
This venture does not go as planned, and the boys instead enter her into The Contender, a television series about boxing.
Although Patricius was Verina’s intended successor, Basiliscus convinced the Eastern Roman Senate to acclaim him instead.
As the merchant class grew, modifications were made, instead requiring ownership of personal property of a certain value.
Catherine de’ Medici’s reputation as a sponsor of buildings rests instead on the designs and treatises of her architects.
Malone told Stone that he compared Rebecca’s decision to marry Powell instead of Todd to Cathy’s decision to marry Edgar Linton instead of Heathcliff in Wuthering Heights.
Because the shot was filmed on black instead of the traditional bluescreen, the animators had to remove or rotoscope the black background around Lloyd one frame at a time.
Bruce, however, was now 62 and indicated that he felt himself too old for the position, instead preferring a less demanding role considering economic and social questions.
Sometimes we say ‘dynamically balanced’ instead of ‘equal’ to express the view that either player is as likely as the other to emerge from complications with an advantage.
The straightness forced water downward instead of outward like a typical creek, scouring the stream bed down to bedrock and creating an unsuitable habitat for wild salmon.

Synonyms for instead

Another way to better understand how a word can be used is to examine what synonyms it has, and how these synonyms can be used. For example, the word instead has the following synonyms: alternatively, as an alternative, or else and rather.

General information about «instead» example sentences

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Examples of how to use the word “instead” in a sentence. How to connect “instead” with other words to make correct English sentences.

instead (adv): in place of someone or something else