"instead of" meaning in English

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Preposition

Forms: instead of
Etymology: : instead of < → δείτε τις λέξεις instead και of
  1. αντί για, αντί να
    Sense id: el-instead_of-en-prep--i33Ww2a
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: in place of, in lieu of, over
{
  "etymology_text": ": instead of < → δείτε τις λέξεις instead και of",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "instead of"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I will do it instead of you.",
          "translation": "Θα το κάνω εγώ αντί για σένα."
        },
        {
          "text": "Giannis will come instead of me",
          "translation": "Αντί για μένα θα έρθει ο Γιάννης."
        },
        {
          "text": "They chose Physics instead of History.",
          "translation": "Διάλεξαν τη Φυσική αντί για την Ιστορία."
        },
        {
          "text": "If he doesn’t come with me, I will take you instead of him.",
          "translation": "Αν δεν έρθει μαζί μου, θα πάρω εσένα αντί γι' αυτόν."
        },
        {
          "text": "We’ll take our tea in the garden instead of inside the house.",
          "translation": "Θα πάρουμε το τσάι μας στον κήπο αντί (για) μέσα στο σπίτι."
        },
        {
          "text": "We went to the movies instead of going home.",
          "translation": "Πήγε σινεμά αντί να πάει σπίτι."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "αντί για, αντί να"
      ],
      "id": "el-instead_of-en-prep--i33Ww2a"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "in place of"
    },
    {
      "word": "in lieu of"
    },
    {
      "word": "over"
    }
  ],
  "word": "instead of"
}
{
  "etymology_text": ": instead of < → δείτε τις λέξεις instead και of",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "instead of"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "prep",
  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "I will do it instead of you.",
          "translation": "Θα το κάνω εγώ αντί για σένα."
        },
        {
          "text": "Giannis will come instead of me",
          "translation": "Αντί για μένα θα έρθει ο Γιάννης."
        },
        {
          "text": "They chose Physics instead of History.",
          "translation": "Διάλεξαν τη Φυσική αντί για την Ιστορία."
        },
        {
          "text": "If he doesn’t come with me, I will take you instead of him.",
          "translation": "Αν δεν έρθει μαζί μου, θα πάρω εσένα αντί γι' αυτόν."
        },
        {
          "text": "We’ll take our tea in the garden instead of inside the house.",
          "translation": "Θα πάρουμε το τσάι μας στον κήπο αντί (για) μέσα στο σπίτι."
        },
        {
          "text": "We went to the movies instead of going home.",
          "translation": "Πήγε σινεμά αντί να πάει σπίτι."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "αντί για, αντί να"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "in place of"
    },
    {
      "word": "in lieu of"
    },
    {
      "word": "over"
    }
  ],
  "word": "instead of"
}

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