instead

/ɪn.ˈstɛd/

Etymology: [ in-'sted ] (adverb.) 1667. from ine stede Middle English, A loan-translation of in lieu of French,form Latin in loco .

Synonyms: in lieu of, alternately, alternative, as a substitute, in lieu, in place of, in preference, on behalf of, on second thought, preferably, rather, rather than

English - Turkish translation for "instead"

• instead: yerine
• instead: onun yerine
• instead: bunun yerine
• instead: -eceğine
• instead: karşılık olarak
• instead: -ecek yerde
• instead: z. of -in yerine, -ecek yerde, -eceğine: He came here instead. Oraya gideceğine buraya geldi./Başkasının yerine kendisi buraya geldi
• instead: (zarf) yerine
• instead: instead of yerine
• instead: Başkasının yerine kendisi buraya geldi
• instead: Oraya gideceğine buraya geldi
• instead: He came here instead
• instead: yerinde
• instead of: maktansa
• instead of: mek yerine

English - English translation for "instead"

• instead: In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative - "I was going to go shopping, but I went dancing instead."
• instead: in place of; as a replacement
• instead: in place of, or as an alternative to; "Felix became a herpetologist instead"; "alternatively we could buy a used car"
• instead: If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. They raised prices and cut production, instead of cutting costs Instead of going to work thinking that it will be totally boring, try to be positive
• instead: If you do not do something, but do something else instead, you do the second thing and not the first thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. My husband asked why I couldn't just forget about dieting all the time and eat normally instead
• instead: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones"
• instead: Equivalent; equal to; usually with of
• instead: In the place or room; usually followed by of
• instead of: in lieu of; in place of; rather than - "He walked to school instead of taking the car."
• instead of.: i/o
• instead of: In place of; rather than: ordered chicken instead of fish
• instead of: rather than
• instead of: in place of