substitute

«substitute» in Mova's school dictionary: a person or thing used instead of another — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

noun (a substitute, substitutes; a sub); verb (substitute, substitutes, substituted, substituting)

meaning for a pupil

1) A substitute is a person or thing used instead of another. tree →

2) In sport a substitute (a «sub») is a player who comes on to replace another player. tree →

3) To substitute is to put one thing in the place of another. tree →

4) A substitute teacher is a teacher who takes a class when the usual teacher is away (USA: substitute teacher; UK: supply teacher; Australia: relief teacher). tree →

sense in the lessons

In maths, «substitute» means put a number in place of a letter or symbol: «substitute 3 for n» means replace n with 3. In cooking you can substitute one ingredient for another. In sport the coach makes a substitution. In school a substitute teacher takes the class for a day. Phrases: «substitute A for B», «a substitute for», «come on as a substitute».

examples

• We had a substitute teacher today. tree →
• He came on as a substitute in the second half. tree →
• You can substitute honey for sugar in this recipe. tree →
• Substitute 4 for x: 2 × 4 = 8. tree →
• There is no substitute for practice. tree →
• The sub scored the winning goal. tree →
• She substituted a pencil for the broken pen. tree →
• He therefore insisted on Heracles substituting two more labours in their place. tree →

note

Order trap: «substitute A for B» means use A instead of B. Noun: substitution. Maths: if n = 5, substitute 5 for n in n + 3 to get 8. Short form: sub.

In the corpora

• A substitute or supply teacher deserves the same good behaviour as your usual teacher.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «substitute» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.