Definizione monolingua

substitute

substitute (third-person singular simple present substitutes, present participle substituting, simple past and past participle substituted)

1. (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.

   I had no shallots so I substituted onion.

2. (transitive) In the phrase ""substitute X for Y"", to use X in place of Y.

   I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.

3. (transitive) In the phrase ""substitute X with/by Y"", to use Y in place of X.

   I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.

4. (transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.

   He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes

   • 2011 April 11, Phil McNulty, “Liverpool 3 - 0 Man City”, BBC Sport:

     Mario Balotelli replaced Tevez but his contribution was so negligible that he suffered the indignity of being substituted himself as time ran out, a development that encapsulated a wretched 90 minutes for City and boss Roberto Mancini.

5. (intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something)
   • 1987, James Tobin, Essays in Economics, Vol. 2, p. 75

     Accumulation of wealth by this route may substitute for personal saving.

substitute (plural substitutes)

1. A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
2. (sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
   • 2011 November 3, David Ornstein, “Macc Tel-Aviv 1 - 2 Stoke”, BBC Sport:

     Dean Whitehead opened the scoring shortly after the break with a low finish and substitute Peter Crouch sealed the win with a tap-in.

Definizione dizionario substitute

	sostituire
	To use in place of something else, with the same function.

	sostituto
	An item that can take the place of another item.

surrogato

	prodotto sostitutivo
	An item that can take the place of another item.

delegato

equivalente

facente funzione

rilevare

rimpiazzare

sostitutivo

succedaneo

supplente

supplire

surrogare

vicario

Altri significati:

sidestep (an issue)

(sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.

(transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.

(transitive) In the phrase "substitute Y with/by X

(transitive, sports) To remove (a player) from the field of play and bring on another in his place.

A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.

(intransitive) To serve as a replacement (for someone or something)

Someone appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or on his behalf.

sacrifice (of, to)

(transitive) In the phrase "substitute X for Y

acting (principal, etc.)