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instead
adverb
used
to
say
that
one
thing
is
chosen
or
happens
in
place
of
another
thing
•
I
didn
’
t
buy
the
blue
shirt
;
I
chose
the
red
one
instead
.
I
didn
’
t
buy
the
blue
shirt
;
I
chose
the
red
one
instead
.
•
Because
the
bus
was
late
,
she
walked
to
school
instead
.
Because
the
bus
was
late
,
she
walked
to
school
instead
.
from
Middle
English
‘
in
stede
’
meaning
‘
in
place
(
of
)’
adverb
used
to
show
that
one
thing
is
chosen
,
done
,
or
happens
in
place
of
another
thing
•
I
planned
to
walk
to
school
,
but
I
took
the
bus
instead
.
I
planned
to
walk
to
school
,
but
I
took
the
bus
instead
.
•
If
you
do
not
like
tea
,
you
can
drink
coffee
instead
.
If
you
do
not
like
tea
,
you
can
drink
coffee
instead
.
From
Middle
English
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stede
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meaning
'in
place
(
of
)
'
,
where
'stede'
meant
'place'
.
