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in place of

prep · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep

Meaning 1

instead of

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مَكَانَ (makāna) — in place of
  • Arabic: بَدَلًا مِنْ (badalan min) — in place of
  • Bulgarian: вместо (vmesto) — in place of
  • Catalan: en lloc de — in place of
  • Catalan: en comptes de — in place of
  • Chichewa: m'malo mwa — in place of
  • French: à la place de — in place of
  • French: au lieu de — in place of
  • German: anstatt — in place of
  • German: anstelle von — in place of
  • Hungarian: helyett — in place of
  • Ingrian: mesto — in place of
  • Italian: al posto di — in place of
  • Polish: na miejsce — in place of
  • Polish: w miejsce — in place of
  • Polish: zamiast — in place of
  • Romanian: în loc de — in place of
  • Russian: вме́сто (vmésto) — in place of
  • Spanish: en lugar de — in place of
  • Vietnamese: thay vì — in place of
  • Vietnamese: thay cho — in place of