Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - substitute
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Substitute
substitute
~1 n 1 someone who does someone else's job for a limited period of time especially in a sports team or performance (The lead singer was ill and her substitute wasn't nearly as good.) 2 something new or different that you use instead of something else that you used previously (a sugar substitute) 3 be no substitute for sth to not have the same good or desirable qualities as something or someone else (Vitamin pills are no substitute for healthy eating.) ~2 v 1 to use something new or different instead of something else (substitute sth for/with sth) (You can substitute yogurt for the sour cream.) 2 to do someone's job until the person who usually does it is able to do it again + for (Bill substituted for Larry who was off sick.)
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(substitutes, substituting, substituted) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. If you substitute one thing for another, or if one thing substitutes for another, it takes the place or performs the function of the other thing. They were substituting violence for dialogue... You could always substitute a low-fat soft cheese... Would phone conversations substitute for cosy chats over lunch or in the pub after work?... He was substituting for the injured William Wales. VERB: V n for n, V n, V for n, V for n • substitution (substitutions) In my experience a straight substitution of carob for chocolate doesn’t work... N-VAR: usu with supp, oft N of n 2. A substitute is something that you have or use instead of something else. ...tests on humans to find a blood substitute made from animal blood. N-COUNT: oft N for n 3. If you say that one thing is no substitute for another, you mean that it does not have certain desirable features that the other thing has, and is therefore unsatisfactory. If you say that there is no substitute for something, you mean that it is the only thing which is really satisfactory. The printed word is no substitute for personal discussion with a great thinker... There is no substitute for practical experience. N-COUNT: with neg, usu sing, N for n 4. In team games such as football, a substitute is a player who is brought into a match to replace another player. Coming on as a substitute, he scored four crucial goals for Cameroon. N-COUNT ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French substitut, from Latin substitutus, past participle of substituere to put in place of, from sub- + statuere to set up, place — more at statute Date: 15th century a person or thing that takes the place or function of another • ~ adjective II. verb (-tuted; -tuting) Date: circa 1594 transitive verb 1. a. to put or use in the place of another b. to introduce (an atom or group) as a substituent; also to alter (as a compound) by introduction of a substituent a ~d benzene ring 2. to take the place of ; replace intransitive verb to serve as a ~ ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. 1 a (also attrib.) a person or thing acting or serving in place of another. b an artificial alternative to a natural substance (butter substitute). 2 Sc. Law a deputy. --v. 1 intr. & tr. (often foll. by for) act or cause to act as a substitute; put or serve in exchange (substituted for her mother; substituted it for the broken one). 2 tr. (usu. foll. by by, with) colloq. replace (a person or thing) with another. 3 tr. Chem. replace (an atom or group in a molecule) with another. Derivatives substitutable adj. substitutability n. substitution n. substitutional adj. substitutionary adj. substitutive adj. Etymology: ME f. L substitutus past part. of substituere (as SUB-, statuere set up) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1) заместитель; заменитель; суррогат заменять; замещать 2) нефт. переходник (см. пик sub) ...Большой Англо-русский Русско-английский политехнический словарь
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1) замена 2) заменитель 3) заменять 4) заместительный 5) замещать 6) подставлять 7) субститут 8) суррогат 9) суррогатировать 10) эрзац roller composition substitute — заменитель вальцмассы - diamond substitute - leather substitute - substitute variable - tannin substitute - topological substitute ...Англо-русский Русско-английский научно-технический словарь
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заменять; использовать вместо – to substitute an equivalent for – to substitute claims SUBSTITUTE 1. сущ. 1) заместитель 2) представитель 3) замена 4) заменитель 2. гл. 1) заменять, замещать 2) подставлять SUBSTITUTE сущ. 1) общ. заместитель 2) общ. представитель 3) общ. замена 4) общ. заменитель, субститут, эрзац 5) эк. (товар-) заменитель, (товар-) субститут (взаимозаменяемые товары или услуги, для которых существует прямая связь между ценой на один из них и спросом на другой: повышение цены на один товар вызывает увеличение спроса на другой) ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
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1. заместитель to be appointed smb.'s substitute —- быть назначенным чьим-л. заместителем as a substitute for smb. —- в качестве заметителя, вместо кого-л. 2. спорт. заменяющий (игрок) 3. pl. спорт. запасные игроки 4. замена temporary substitute —- временная замена substitute resolution —- резолюция взамен предложенной to find a substitute —- найти замену there can be no substitute for experience —- опыт ничем заменить нельзя 5. заменитель; суррогат cheap substitute —- дешевый заменитель rubber substitute —- заменитель каучука beware of substitutes! —- остерегайтесь суррогатов! (надпись) 6. юр. субститут, подназначенный наследник 7. (for) заменять; подменять; использовать вместо to substitute effectively —- эффективно заменить to erase a word and substitute another —- стереть слово и вставить другое to substitute saccharine for sugar —- заменить сахар сахарином the recipe does specify butter, but you can substitute margarine for butter —- рецепт предусматривает сливочное масло, но вы можете заменить масло маргарином copies have been substituted for the original manuscripts to save wear and tear on the latter —- подлинные рукописи были заменены копиями, чтобы обеспечить сохранность подлинников 8. (for) замещать to substitute for smb. —- замещать кого-л. can you substitute for me till I return? —- не подменишь ли ты меня, пока я не вернусь? 9. заменять (игрока) Chivers substituted for Clarke after the...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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1. noun 1) заместитель 2) замена 3) заменитель; суррогат Syn: see representative 2. v. 1) заменять; замещать (for - кого-л.); In this cake mixture, you can substitute oil for butter. 2) подставлять ...Англо-русский словарь
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