instead
English
/ɪnˈstɛd/
adv
Definitions
- In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
Etymology
Compound from English in (not, used to form chemical names of proteins, in, negative, compound-forming suffix, inch, neutral chemical compound, etc) + English stead (place, position, spot, location, site, support, help, point)derived from Middle English ine (in).
Origin
Middle English
ine
Gloss
in
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- 6in4 English
- Banstead English
- Thingstead English
- abbeystead English
- add-in English
- bail in English
- bedstead English
- bestead English
- brethren-in-law English
- cheapstead English
- come in English
- covenstead English
- doorstead English
- dungstead English
- end in English
- farmstead English
- girdlestead English
- gravestead English
- grid-in English
- headstead English
- hearthstead English
- homestead English
- in English
- in-flight English
- in-footed English
- in-state English
- inHg English
- inband English
- inbetwixt English
- inblown English
- inborne English
- inbound English
- inbox English
- inbreath English
- inburnt English
- inburst English
- inclearing English
- incross English
- indeed English
- indegree English
- indrift English
- indriven English
- infill English
- inframe English
- ingate English
- ingoer English
- ingoing English
- inkneed English
- inlane English
- inlier English
- inlink English
- inly English
- inmeats English
- innie English
- inpatient English
- inplane English
- inrun English
- inshave English
- inshoot English
- insole English
- insomuch English
- insooth English
- inspan English
- instealing English
- instore English
- instroke English
- insucking English
- inswinging English
- inswung English
- intext English
- into English
- intoed English
- intown English
- inward English
- inwards English
- inwash English
- inwicking English
- inworld English
- live-in English
- marketstead English
- merestead English
- middenstead English
- millstead English
- mixin English
- noonstead English
- onstead English
- opt-in English
- playstead English
- plugin English
- puss in a bag English
- roadstead English
- stead English
- steadfast English
- steady English
- sunstead English
- therein English
- thereinunder English
- tuck-in English
- wherein English
- within English
- workstead English
- statt German
- stattgeben German
- in Norwegian Bokmål
- in Norwegian Nynorsk
- inn Old English
- in Middle English
- ine Middle English
- stede, sted Middle English
- อิน Thai
- inin Cebuano
- in
- into
- inHg
- inly
- 6in4
- mixin
- stead
- innie
- inrun
- inbox
- inlane
- intown
- opt-in
- steady
- end in
- ingate
- ingoer
- intoed
- inwash
- intext
- infill
- add-in
- plugin
- indeed
- insole
- inward
- within
- inspan
- inband
- inlink
- inlier
- bestead
- wherein
- bail in
- live-in
- inshoot
- inblown
- inburnt
- inburst
- incross
- tuck-in
- indrift
- ingoing
- inshave
- come in
- grid-in
- onstead
- therein
- inframe
- inswung
- inbound
- inborne
- inmeats
- inplane
- insooth
- inworld
- inwards
- inkneed
- instore
- inbreath
- sunstead
- indriven
- insomuch
- bedstead
- instroke
- indegree
- in-state
- Banstead
- headstead
- insucking
- inwicking
- merestead
- farmstead
- doorstead
- in-flight
- workstead
- millstead
- in-footed
- inbetwixt
- noonstead
- playstead
- roadstead
- homestead
- inpatient
- dungstead
- steadfast
- Thingstead
- inclearing
- instealing
- covenstead
- abbeystead
- inswinging
- cheapstead
- gravestead
- girdlestead
- hearthstead
- middenstead
- marketstead
- thereinunder
- puss in a bag
- brethren-in-law