instead
UKinstid
USıns'ted
معنی فارسی
در عوض بجاي ان
معنی کامل و مثالها
/in sted´/adv.
● در عوض، به جای
I wanted to cry but laughed instead
میخواستم گریه کنم ولی به جایش خندیدم!
* instead of
در عوض، به جای
he sent his son instead of coming himself
او به جای اینکه خودش بیاید پسرش را فرستاد.
he takes raisins instead of sugar
او به جای شکر کشمش میخورد.
ریشه و کاربرد
ریشه
Middle English (originally as two words): from in + stead.
مثال
- She decided to go to the city instead of the countryside.
- Instead of complaining, why don't you try to fix the problem?
- I didn't have any dessert; instead, I had an extra piece of bread.
ترکیبهای رایج
Instead of Go instead Stay instead Use instead Do instead
تعریف انگلیسی
adverb
- in place of, or as an alternative to “Felix became a herpetologist instead” “alternatively we could buy a used car” “Derived from adjective: alternative (for: alternatively)”
- 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”
مترادفها
adverb
In lieu, in the room, in (the) place.