instead /in'sted/

Meaning

English definition

• (adv.) in place of, or as an alternative to
• (adv.) on the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"

Chinese translation

• adv. 作为替代, 反而

Word details

Part of speech

conjunction

Pronunciation

/in'sted/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Middle-school · Gaokao

Frequency

Zipf 5.24 · Common

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