"substitute" meaning in English

See substitute in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/ [UK], /ˈsʌbstɪtut/ [US] Audio: en-us-substitute.ogg [US] Forms: substitute [singular], substitutes [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A substitute is a person on standby for a sport team or school teacher.
    Sense id: simple-substitute-en-noun-bQtEWa44

Verb

IPA: /ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/ [UK], /ˈsʌbstɪtut/ [US] Audio: en-us-substitute.ogg [US] Forms: substitute [canonical], substitutes [third-person, singular], substituted [past], substituted [past, participle], substituting [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|substitut|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you substitute x for y, you don't use y and use x instead.
    Sense id: simple-substitute-en-verb-8aF4FVrS
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      "tags": [
        "singular"
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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  ],
  "hyphenation": "sub‧sti‧tute",
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Although he was only a substitute for the team, but he played very well during yesterday's match."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A substitute is a person on standby for a sport team or school teacher."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbstɪtut/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-substitute.ogg",
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      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "substitute"
}

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    {
      "form": "substitute",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "substitutes",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "substituted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "substituted",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "substituting",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
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  "hyphenation": "sub‧sti‧tute",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You may substitute fresh lime juice for lemon juice"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you substitute x for y, you don't use y and use x instead."
      ],
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      "raw_tags": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbstɪtut/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
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  "word": "substitute"
}
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    {
      "form": "substitute",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    }
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  "hyphenation": "sub‧sti‧tute",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
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        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Although he was only a substitute for the team, but he played very well during yesterday's match."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A substitute is a person on standby for a sport team or school teacher."
      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbstɪtut/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "en-us-substitute.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
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        "US"
      ]
    }
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  "word": "substitute"
}

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    {
      "form": "substitute",
      "tags": [
        "canonical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "substitutes",
      "tags": [
        "third-person",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "substituted",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "substituted",
      "tags": [
        "past",
        "participle"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "substituting",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "participle"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
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      "args": {
        "1": "substitut",
        "2": "e"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "verb"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "sub‧sti‧tute",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        "Intransitive verbs",
        "Transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "You may substitute fresh lime juice for lemon juice"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "If you substitute x for y, you don't use y and use x instead."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "transitive & intransitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbstɪtʃuːt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsʌbstɪtut/",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-substitute.ogg",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Audio"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "substitute"
}

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