substitute1 nounsubstitute2 verb
substitutesub‧sti‧tute1 /ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt $ -tuːt/ ●●○ AWL noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINsubstitute1
ExamplesOrigin:
1400-1500 Latin past participle of substituere ‘to put in place of’, from statuere; ➔ STATUTEEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- Egg substitutes cost 20 to 50 percent more than eggs.
- If Marsh has not fully recovered, his likely substitute will be Robinson.
- Ten minutes into the second half Davies was brought on as substitute for Ward.
- Today we had a substitute in history class.
- Ask how the agency screens employees and monitors workers, and if there are substitutes when needed.
- But they are no substitute for action by governments.
- Gina Smouse notes that by using low-fat evaporated milk and egg substitute, the fat content of the pudding will be lower.
- He had heard of girls marrying a father substitute, but he had not met one before.
- Switching to protein substitutes, like soy, could cost millions, but Kessler believes it is worth it.
- Writing is downgraded as if it is a clumsy substitute for more efficient means of preserving data and the findings or conclusions.
Longman Language Activatorsomeone who replaces another person► replacement
Collocations someone who replaces another person in a job or in a team, especially permanently: · Steve just announced he was leaving, but the coach has already started looking around for a replacement.replacement for: · I'm just a temporary replacement for the receptionist.· They asked Barbara to stay on until they could find a suitable replacement for her.
► successor the next person to have a permanent job or position after someone else has left it: · Mason is Case's chosen successor as committee chairman.· Smyth resigned as Chief Superintendent two months ago and they still haven't appointed his successor.successor to: · The Orchestra is currently searching for a successor to music director James Sedares.
► stand-in someone who temporarily takes another person's place in a job or performance when they are unable to do it themselves, especially when this happens unexpectedly: · Ms Green couldn't be here today, so I'm her stand-in.· Ann was Shirley MacLaine's stand-in in the movie.stand-in for: · I'd like Tom to act as a stand-in for Julian until he returns to work.
► substitute also sub informal someone who takes someone else's place in a team for a limited period of time, especially because the other person is injured or tired: · If Marsh has not fully recovered, his likely substitute will be Robinson.· With key players out of energy, it was a sub who scored six points in the last two minutes and won the game.bring somebody on as a substitute for somebody: · Ten minutes into the second half Davies was brought on as substitute for Ward.
► acting an acting chairman, director, manager is someone who replaces someone in a position of authority for a limited period of time: · While Kershaw was in the hospital Saunders became acting chairman.· Mrs Hamilton has been appointed acting head of the school until a permanent replacement can be found.
► supply teacher British /substitute teacher American, also sub American informal informal a teacher who replaces another teacher for a limited period of time: · We'll need a sub for Dawn's class tomorrow.· The kids always misbehave when they have a substitute teacher.· Ray was working as a supply teacher to earn some extra money.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► adequate
Phrases· Nevertheless, it is still open to question whether these arrangements are an adequate substitute for parliamentary scrutiny.
► good· Gravel is a good substitute for a lawn, especially in a very small garden.· Leftovers make a good substitute for canned tuna in salads or sandwiches.· Thus a person who takes up jogging for health reasons may regard aerobic fitness classes or cycling as a good substitute.· He is not a very good substitute.· It is a good substitute for rice vinegar in Oriental cookery.· Here there are few good substitute products to which consumers can turn as prices rise.· I chose Tufa which is cheap and easily obtainable and quite a good substitute for real coral rock.
► poor· That was the most she could ever be, a poor substitute for the child he had lost.· The muffin is tasteless, being a very poor substitute for bread, which is served on the Continent.· We also showed how the indiscriminate use of praise is a poor substitute for positive and specific feedback.· Dorothea is saddened by this breach; sustaining thoughts are poor substitutes for lively companionship.· They found their local bus service a poor substitute.· I used to eat Bourbon biscuits and Custard Creams in similar ways, though they were just poor substitutes for custard tarts.· Unity of ambition is a poor substitute for unity of vision.· Many easterners see these ideas as a poor substitute for concessions on trade, but welcome them as a step towards membership.
NOUN► meat· Future foods will feature synthesized meat substitutes, like the fungus protein of today.· Consumers spent more than $ 100 million on meat substitutes in 1995, according to the market-research company A. C. Nielsen.· In February, questions surfaced about a $ 33. 7 million contract to buy a soy-based meat substitute called VitaPro.· But the manufacturers of meat substitutes say vegetarians are a small niche in their target market.
► teacher· It was not their fault; they had done nothing to deserve substitute teachers.· According to the children in the class, of whom about one fourth were Negro, they had very few substitute teachers.· Are there special liability standards for substitute teachers and student teachers?· In Third Grade he was in a class that had substitute teachers much of the year.· Most of the year before that, he had a row of substitute teachers too.· Smiechowski, 42, is a substitute teacher for Catholic schools and works part time in real estate.· We have had 17 substitute teachers this year.· There is a math and science substitute teacher filling in for the regular teacher.
VERB► become· At worst, they become a time-consuming bureaucratic substitute for the real thing.· The glass has become a kind of substitute money.· It was the fate of countless unfortunates a few seasons ago to become the terraces' substitute for Sylvester Stallone.· Letting go is more difficult when children have become comforting substitutes for disappointment in a marriage.
► find· Correct the inappropriate image or find a substitute.· This news he took to Admetus, who at once set about finding a substitute for himself.· Mackey was supposed to ask Guy Banister to find a substitute for our boy.· More people compete creatively for ways to develop or find substitutes.· At last in despair he went back to his house and there he found a substitute.· She found substitute teaching surprisingly rewarding and enriching.· If you overeat at night to unwind or relieve stress, find a substitute.· As a result, she is further inclined to suppress her originality and to deny true awareness by finding less demoralizing substitutes.
► use· Two choices exist, either to sell the material for scrap or use it as a substitute.· So he stopped by the road and pulled up a sapling to use for a substitute.· But with other films it sometimes looks as if money has been used as a substitute for imagination and ingenuity.· For these last three uses, sensitive may substitute.· But with Wigan using up all their substitutes when Skerrett came off, Hull stepped up the tempo in the second half.· Speculation that the Dolphin Centre could be used as a substitute has been ruled out by Mr Boyle as too expensive.· It was used as a cheap substitute for pewter and as a base for electroplate finishes.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► be no substitute for something
Word family- There is no substitute for educated workers with good work habits.
- An answering service or beeper number is no substitute for a trained network engineer.
- But there is no substitute for a visit, and a request to see evidence of previous exam results.
- Checking the takings late at night is no substitute for a proper budgetary control system.
- In many situations, however, there is no substitute for the use of chemicals as the application of heat is impracticable.
- In other words, money is no substitute for management.
- It was a new experience, and there is no substitute for experience.
- There is no substitute for a committed board with a vision of the future.
WORD FAMILYnounsubstitutesubstitutionverbsubstitute
1 (also sub informal) someone who does someone else’s job for a limited period of time, especially in a sports team or school: 
Germany brought on a substitute at half time. substitute goalkeepersubstitute for The coach has to find a substitute for Tim.2a person or thing that you use instead of the one that you usually have, because the usual one is not available: a sugar substitute a father substitute3be no substitute for something used to emphasize that something is not as good as another thing: Vitamin pills are no substitute for a healthy diet.substitute1 nounsubstitute2 verb
substitutesubstitute2 ●●○ AWL verb Verb TableVERB TABLE
substitute
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | substitute |
| he, she, it | substitutes | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | substituted |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have substituted |
| he, she, it | has substituted | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had substituted |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will substitute |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have substituted |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am substituting |
| he, she, it | is substituting | |
| you, we, they | are substituting | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was substituting |
| you, we, they | were substituting | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been substituting |
| he, she, it | has been substituting | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been substituting |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be substituting |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been substituting |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- If plums are difficult to find, figs can be substituted.
- You can substitute margarine for butter in this recipe.
- Angry Jemson suffered the embarrassment of coming on as substitute and then being substituted himself at Carrow Road.
- Eventually money becomes worthless, and people are forced to barter or substitute with other sorts of currencies, like cigarettes.
- Parliament itself could substitute an act for an earlier one.
- So movement neither substitutes for spatial information nor disrupts it.
- The conductor deserved plaudits for substituting the Kodaly dances for an originally slated Mendelssohn overture.
- This may undermine public service and professional values, substituting commercial ones.
Longman Language Activatorto use one thing instead of something else or change one thing for another► substitute
Collocations to use something new or different instead of something else, especially when cooking: · If plums are difficult to find, figs can be substituted.substitute something for something: · You can substitute margarine for butter in this recipe.
► switch/swap to secretly replace two things without someone knowing: · Someone must have switched the suitcases at the airport when I wasn't paying attention.switch/swap something for something: · Wait till he goes out, then we can swap your book for his.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► court
Word family· They also indicate that, despite this, the courts will often just substitute their own opinion.· Rather than increasing the sentence, three appeal court judges substituted a three-year probation order requiring him to undergo treatment or counselling.· To require more runs the risk of the courts substituting their view for that of the authority.· A court can not substitute a care order for a supervision order on an application for discharge.
► judgment· The court accepted that it should not substitute its judgment for that of the agency.· This is not a question of substituting the judgment of the court for that of the legislature.
► view· Feminists have accused political sociologists of substituting their own views of what should be the case in the place of evidence.· To require more runs the risk of the courts substituting their view for that of the authority.· I can not substitute my own view of the evidence, which I have not heard.· The court should not, he said, substitute its view for that of the Corporation.
► word· Again, a graphic character is substituted for each word to give a better idea of sentence complexity.· They may substitute a word that, by either sound or meaning, is related to the correct one.· I have substituted the similar word larder, referring to a place where food is stored.
WORD FAMILYnounsubstitutesubstitutionverbsubstitute
1[transitive] to use something new or different instead of something elsesubstitute something for something The recipe says you can substitute yoghurt for the sour cream.2[intransitive] to do someone’s job until the person who usually does it is able to do it again SYN stand insubstitute for Bill substituted for Larry, who was off sick.3[transitive] to replace someone with another person, especially another player: Michael Owen had to be substituted after 20 minutes on the field.