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1instead - instead of — ◊ instead Instead is an adverb. You use it when you are saying that someone does something rather than doing something else that you have just mentioned. Judy did not answer. Instead she looked out of the taxi window. Robert had a great desire to …
2instead of — AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO, as a substitute for, as a replacement for, in place of, in lieu of, in preference to; rather than, as opposed to, as against, as contrasted with, before. → instead * * * preposition Etymology: Middle English in sted of : as… …
3but — 1. conjunction 1) he stumbled but didn t fall Syn: yet, nevertheless, nonetheless, even so, however, still, notwithstanding, despite that, in spite of that, for all that, all the same, just the same; though, although 2) this o …
4instead — [[t]ɪnste̱d[/t]] ♦♦ 1) PHR PREP: PREP n/ ing If you do one thing instead of another, you do the first thing and not the second thing, as the result of a choice or a change of behaviour. She had to spend nearly four months away from him that… …
5…But Seriously — Infobox Album | Name = ...But Seriously Type = Album Artist = Phil Collins Released = November 7, 1989 Recorded = April October 1989, at The Farm, England, and A M Studios, USA Genre = Rock / Pop Length = 54:16 59:35 (Japan) Label = Virgin (UK… …
6instead — /in sted /, adv. 1. as a substitute or replacement; in the place or stead of someone or something: We ordered tea but were served coffee instead. 2. in preference; as a preferred or accepted alternative: The city has its pleasures, but she wished …
7Instead (song) — Infobox Single Name = Instead Artist = Stacie Orrico from Album = Stacie Orrico Released = 2004 Format = Recorded = Gas Station, Vancouver Hit Factory, New York, NY. Genre = Pop Length = 3:24 Label = Forefront Records, Virgin Records Writer =… …
8but — but1 [ weak bət, strong bʌt ] function word *** But can be used in the following ways: As a conjunction (connecting two phrases or clauses): She s 83 but she still goes swimming every day. As a way of starting a new sentence and connecting it to… …
9instead\ of — • in lieu of formal • instead of • in place of prep. In the place of; in substitution for; in preference to; rather than. I wore mittens instead of gloves. The grown ups had coffee but the children wanted milk in place of coffee. The boys went… …
10but — I strong UK [bʌt] / US weak UK [bət] / US adverb, conjunction, preposition *** Summary: But can be used in the following ways: As a conjunction (connecting two phrases or clauses): She s 83 but she still goes swimming every day. As a way of… …
