The meaning of Substitute

adjective

(of one or more things) available as another possibility or choice.

Usage examples:

The various alternative methods for resolving disputes

noun

One of two or more available possibilities.

Usage examples:

Audiobooks are an interesting alternative to reading

noun

Something that is different, esp. from what is usual; a choice

Usage examples:

You can make it look good by comparing it to a crummy alternative., i have no alternative but to as…

adjective

Providing necessary support to the primary activities or operation of an organization, system, etc.

Usage examples:

Ancillary staff

noun

A person whose work provides necessary support to the primary activities of an organization, system, etc.

Usage examples:

The employment of specialist teachers and ancillaries

verb

Put something on top of or in front of (something), especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

The table had been covered with a checked tablecloth

noun

A thing which lies on, over, or around something, especially in order to protect or conceal it.

Usage examples:

A seat cover

verb

To put or spread something over something, or to lie on the surface of something

Usage examples:

Once the rice comes to a boil, turn down the flame and cover the pot., she covered the child with a…

noun

A person who is appointed to undertake the duties of a superior in the superior's absence.

Usage examples:

His deputy has been largely running the business for the past year

noun

A person who is given the power to act instead of, or to help do the work of, another person

Usage examples:

A deputy chairman, the deputy editor, a sheriff’s deputy

noun

A person whose rank is immediately below that of the head of an organization or a department, and who is in charge when the head is not there

Usage examples:

He was appointed to the paris office, serving as deputy to the bureau chief., you will be required …

noun

An act of giving one thing and receiving another (especially of the same kind) in return.

Usage examples:

Negotiations should lead to an exchange of land for peace

verb

Short for telephone exchange.

verb

To change something for something else of a similar value or type

Usage examples:

This shirt is too small – can i exchange it for one in a larger size?, before we left the meeting, …

phrasal verb

Supply with information on a specific topic

phrasal verb

To do someone else’s job temporarily

Usage examples:

The gym teacher was sick today, so a substitute filled in for her., we filled her in on all the lat…

phrasal verb

To write or type information on a document in spaces that are provided for it

Usage examples:

Companies will encourage customers to fill in questionnaires about themselves., please print off a …

noun

A person who stands in temporarily for someone else of the same profession, especially a cleric or doctor.

Usage examples:

For example, monitoring of particular subgroups of general practitioners, such as locums, assistant…

noun

A doctor who does the job of another doctor who is ill or on holiday

verb

(in baseball) to take another player’s turn to hit

Usage examples:

They took me out for a pinch hitter.

noun

In cricket, a batter (= a player who tries to hit the ball) who is given their turn earlier than usual and tries to score very quickly

Usage examples:

A powerful lower-order batsman, he is regularly used as a pinch hitter in twenty20 games., new zeal…

noun

The authority to represent someone else, especially in voting.

Usage examples:

Britons overseas may register to vote by proxy

noun

Authority given to someone to act for you, as by voting as your representative in an election, or the person to whom this authority is given

noun

A written document that officially gives someone the authority to do something for another person, for example by voting at a meeting for them

Usage examples:

A creditor may give a proxy to any person of full age requiring him or her to vote for or against a…

noun

A feeling of reassurance and relaxation following release from anxiety or distress.

Usage examples:

Much to her relief, she saw the door open

noun

A feeling of happiness that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended

Usage examples:

She breathed a sigh of relief when she finished her exams., aspirin may give you some relief., disa…

noun

Financial help that is given to people, companies, or countries that cannot pay their taxes or debts

Usage examples:

All of the more than 3 million people who file income taxes in virginia will be eligible for the $1…

noun

The action or process of replacing someone or something.

Usage examples:

The replacement of religion by poetry

noun

A thing or person that takes the place of something or someone else

Usage examples:

A replacement for sb/sth we now use leds as replacements for conventional light bulbs., a permanent…

verb

Retain for future use.

Usage examples:

Roll out half the dough and reserve the other half

noun

A supply of a commodity not needed for immediate use but available if required.

Usage examples:

Australia has major coal, gas, and uranium reserves

noun

A person who takes the place or does the job of another person

Usage examples:

Critics serve as a kind of stand-in for the average person.

phrasal verb

To do something that someone else is supposed to do or usually does, because they are unable to do it

Usage examples:

Stand in for sb he stood in for his manager while she was away on maternity leave., we'll need some…

noun

Readiness for duty or immediate deployment.

Usage examples:

Buses were placed on standby for the journey to london

noun

Something available for use when needed, or the state of being ready for use

Usage examples:

I have several meals i use as standbys for unexpected company., cary also has sought to put more co…

noun

A person or thing that is available and that can be used when necessary, if another person or thing is not available, or in an emergency

Usage examples:

They manufacture portable gps systems which can be used as an emergency standby., employees at some…

noun

A temporary way of dealing with a problem or satisfying a need.

Usage examples:

Transplants are only a stopgap until more sophisticated alternatives can work

noun

Something that can be used until something better or more permanent can be obtained

Usage examples:

Housing the homeless in shelters has to be seen as a stopgap measure.

noun

A submarine.

Usage examples:

The yachtsman claimed his boat had been sunk by a sub

verb

Replace or be replaced; substitute.

Usage examples:

He got a lot of applause when he was subbed

prefix

At, to, or from a lower level or position.

Usage examples:

Subalpine

noun

A substitute, especially a person deputizing for another in a specific role or office.

Usage examples:

She served as a surrogate for the president on a trip to south america

adjective

Relating to the birth of a child or children by means of surrogacy.

Usage examples:

Paperwork that will allow them to move forward with the surrogate process

noun

Someone or something that replaces or is used instead of someone or something else; a substitute for another

Usage examples:

She seems to regard him as a surrogate for her father.

verb

Take part in an exchange of.

Usage examples:

We swapped phone numbers

noun

An act of exchanging one thing for another.

Usage examples:

Let's do a swap

verb

Exchange or give in exchange for

noun

A device for making and breaking the connection in an electric circuit.

Usage examples:

The guard hit a switch and the gate swung open

verb

Change the position, direction, or focus of.

Usage examples:

The company switched the boats to other routes

verb

Device for making or breaking the connections in a circuit

noun

The action of buying and selling goods and services.

Usage examples:

A move to ban all trade in ivory

verb

Buy and sell goods and services.

Usage examples:

Middlemen trading in luxury goods

noun

The activity of buying and selling goods and services esp. between countries

Usage examples:

[ u ] foreign trade, [ u ] a trade agreement, [ c ] the building trades, [ u ] he’s an auto mechani…

noun

(in the theatre) a person who learns another's role in order to be able to act at short notice in their absence.

Usage examples:

He has played as understudy to celtic's usual goalkeeper

verb

Study (a role or actor) as an understudy.

Usage examples:

He had to understudy prospero

noun

An actor or other performer who learns the parts of others in a play, opera, etc., so that he or she can replace them if necessary