substitute

Definition

• n. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
• n. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced
• v. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
• v. be a substitute

Word forms

Past participle

substituted

Present participle

substituting

Past tense

substituted

Third person singular

substitutes

Example sentences

1. n.

   The teacher allowed a substitute to take her class while she was on leave.

2. vt.

   You can substitute olive oil for butter in this recipe.

3. vi.

   If you run out of sugar, you can substitute honey instead.

4. a.

   This is a substitute product that works just as well as the original.

5. [计]

   In programming, you often need to substitute one variable for another.