If you substitute one thing for another, or if one thing substitutes for another, it takes the place or performs
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/de/worterbuch/englisch/perform the function
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/de/worterbuch/englisch/function of the other thing. They were substituting violence for dialogue. [VERB noun + for]
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/de/grammar-pattern/v-n-for-n_1 You could always substitute a low-fat soft cheese. [VERB noun]
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/de/grammar-pattern/v-n_1 Would phone conversations substitute for cosy chats over lunch or in the pub after work? [VERB + for]
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/de/grammar-pattern/v-for-n_1 He was substituting for the injured William Wales. [VERB + for]
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/de/grammar-pattern/v-for-n_1 [Also VERB]
https://grammar.collinsdictionary.com/de/grammar-pattern/v_1 Synonyme: replace
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/de/worterbuch/englisch/replace , exchange
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/de/worterbuch/englisch/exchange , swap
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/de/worterbuch/englisch/swap , change
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/de/worterbuch/englisch/change Weitere Synonyme von substitute
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/de/worterbuch/englisch-thesaurus/substitute#substitute__1 |