instead of

Senso (Inglese)

In lieu of; in place of; rather than.

Concetti

invece di

in vece di

in luogo di

al posto di …

invece che

in cambio

Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From Middle English in stede of, in stude of (“instead of”, literally “in stead of, in place of”), equivalent to in + stead + of (cf. in one's stead). Cognate with Saterland Frisian insteede, ansteede (“instead of”), West Frisian ynstee (“instead of”), Dutch instede (“instead of”), German anstatt (von) (“instead of”), Danish i stedet (“instead of”).

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