#️⃣#Instead /ɪnˈsted/ #adverb
📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️instead ➡️ used when saying that a particular thing is used or happens and not another thing, or that someone does something and not another person:
✨There were no single rooms, so I booked a double instead.
✨Chris couldn't go to the meeting, so I said that I would go instead.
✨Can I have soup instead of salad?
✨I really wished it had been me instead of him.
⚪️rather than ➡️ instead of something or someone - often used when someone does something instead of doing another thing, because it seems better or more suitable:
✨Rather than driving around all day looking for somewhere to park, why don’t you take a bus into town?
✨A lot of people are choosing to rent rather than buy their own homes.
✨I’d say it was warm rather than hot.
✨It might be better if you asked him rather than me.
⚪️in somebody / sth’s place ➡️ having the position or role that something or someone else once had:
✨The factory was demolished and flats were built in its place.
✨If I refused to go, they would send someone else in my place.
⚪️on behalf of somebody/on sb’s behalf ➡️ instead of someone or as their representative:
✨She asked the doctor to speak to her parents on her behalf.
✨He collected the award on behalf of his sister.
⚪️in favour of #British_English, in favor of #American_English ➡️ used when something is not chosen or used, because something else seems much better:
✨The original plan was abandoned in favour of a new proposal.
✨She was rejected for the job in favor of a more experienced teacher.
⚪️in preference to #formal ➡️ used when something is chosen or used because it seems much better than something else:
✨What makes customers choose one brand in preference to another?
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📚#Thesaurus:
⚪️instead ➡️ used when saying that a particular thing is used or happens and not another thing, or that someone does something and not another person:
✨There were no single rooms, so I booked a double instead.
✨Chris couldn't go to the meeting, so I said that I would go instead.
✨Can I have soup instead of salad?
✨I really wished it had been me instead of him.
⚪️rather than ➡️ instead of something or someone - often used when someone does something instead of doing another thing, because it seems better or more suitable:
✨Rather than driving around all day looking for somewhere to park, why don’t you take a bus into town?
✨A lot of people are choosing to rent rather than buy their own homes.
✨I’d say it was warm rather than hot.
✨It might be better if you asked him rather than me.
⚪️in somebody / sth’s place ➡️ having the position or role that something or someone else once had:
✨The factory was demolished and flats were built in its place.
✨If I refused to go, they would send someone else in my place.
⚪️on behalf of somebody/on sb’s behalf ➡️ instead of someone or as their representative:
✨She asked the doctor to speak to her parents on her behalf.
✨He collected the award on behalf of his sister.
⚪️in favour of #British_English, in favor of #American_English ➡️ used when something is not chosen or used, because something else seems much better:
✨The original plan was abandoned in favour of a new proposal.
✨She was rejected for the job in favor of a more experienced teacher.
⚪️in preference to #formal ➡️ used when something is chosen or used because it seems much better than something else:
✨What makes customers choose one brand in preference to another?
#Vocabulary
#Essential_English_words
@PMPerfect1