substitute - Meaning in Hindi

substitute - Meaning in Hindi

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Definitions and Meaning of substitute in English

substitute adjective

1. artificial and inferior

   Examples

   • "ersatz coffee"
   • "substitute coffee"
2. serving or used in place of another

   Example

   • "an alternative plan"
3. capable of substituting in any of several positions on a team

   Example

   • "a utility infielder"

substitute noun

1. a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
2. someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)

   Examples

   • "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"
   • "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
3. an athlete who plays only when a starter on the team is replaced

substitute verb

1. put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items

   Examples

   • "substitute regular milk for fat-free milk"
   • "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning"
   • "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"
2. be a substitute

   Examples

   • "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet"
   • "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"
3. act as a substitute

   Example

   • "She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold"

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