prep
Meaning 1
Instead of; in place of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- They gave him a cash award, in lieu of the promised prize package.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
in lieu of
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ɪn ljuː əv/
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UK: /ɪn ljuː ɒv/
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US: /ɪn luː əv/
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US: /ɪn luː ɑːv/
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prep
Meaning 2
In light of.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: proscribed
Examples
- In lieu of recent events, more caution is needed.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English in liue of, a partial calque of Old French au leu de (modern French au lieu de).
Across languages
Translations
38 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Arabic: بَدَلًا مِن (badalan min) — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Arabic: بدل ما (badal ma) — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Azerbaijani: yerinə — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Azerbaijani: əvəzinə — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Catalan: en comptes de — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Chinese Mandarin: 代替 (dàitì) — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Czech: namísto — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Czech: místo — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Danish: i stedet for — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Dutch: in plaats van — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Finnish: jonkin sijasta — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Finnish: jonkin sijaan — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Finnish: jonkin asemesta — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Finnish: jonkin tilalla — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Finnish: jonkin tilalle — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- French: au lieu de — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Georgian: ნაცვლად (nacvlad) — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Georgian: მაგივრად (magivrad) — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- German: anstelle von — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- German: anstelle — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Ingrian: mesto — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Ingrian: sihas — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Korean: 대신 (daesin) — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Polish: zamiast — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Polish: w miejsce — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Portuguese: no lugar de — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Portuguese: ao invés de — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Portuguese: invés de — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Portuguese: em vez de — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Romanian: în loc de — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Russian: вме́сто (vmésto) — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Slovak: namiesto — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Spanish: en vez de — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Spanish: en lugar de — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Swedish: i stället för — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Tagalog: sa halip na — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Turkish: yerine — instead; in place of; as a substitute for
- Vietnamese: thay vì — instead; in place of; as a substitute for