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Meanings of instead in English

Portuguese
ao invés de
Spanish
alternativamente

In place of, or as an alternative to.

        ao invés de
        Spanish
        en lugar de

        On the contrary; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"

              en lugar de
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              Examples for "alternatively"
              Examples for "alternatively"
              1
              The Kurdish-dominated administration has alternatively suggested creating a local war crime tribunal.
              The Guardian
              2
              However, notable differences exist in the subcellular targeting of alternatively configured complexes.
              Pubmed
              3
              ASDB incorporates information about alternatively spliced genes, their products and expression patterns.
              Pubmed
              4
              Brookfield had said it could alternatively purchase the two yieldcos for cash.
              Reuters
              5
              Clear your busy work-life-family schedules -or, alternatively, swear off television forever.
              The Irish Times
              1
              Tehran had also proposed Damascus as an alternative venue, media reports said.
              Reuters
              2
              Touch just won't work as an alternative input method for today's machines.
              Wired
              3
              He was using the debunked Kangen Water as an alternative measles treatment.
              Radio NZ
              4
              You can also incorporate Vlogging or try it as an alternative approach.
              The South African
              5
              They were looking at it as an alternative to the stock market.
              Wired
              1
              So either he has a second apartment or else he bought new.
              Four to score
              2
              That is the usual trouble; or else Connaught men on the raid.
              A Sea Queen's Sailing
              3
              You should be sure, or else we'll have to help you remember.
              The hangman's daughter
              4
              Either she walked off, or else she started talking about something different.
              Never let me go
              5
              The message was that state schools had to catch up, or else.
              The Guardian
              Usage of instead in English
              1
              The basic idea is to present a situation instead of a question.
              Wired
              2
              Yet instead, each day has seen the extent of the problems increase.
              The South African
              3
              However, if the deal performed well, Thomson Reuters' share would rise instead.
              Reuters
              4
              Ask them why they're teaching instead of actually working in the industry.
              The Irish Times
              5
              China may have shifted funds to U.S. short-term paper instead, he said.
              Reuters
              6
              Natural gas prices plunged instead, and Energy Future went bankrupt in 2014.
              Reuters
              7
              Labour leader David Cunliffe said it would instead drive house prices higher.
              Radio NZ
              8
              The common good requires instead that we honor such profoundly personal decisions.
              The Guardian
              9
              Try to hope for the best, instead of anticipating everything going wrong.
              Hunters in the Dark
              10
              They're likely to buy cheaper local products instead, boosting your country's economy.
              BBC
              11
              It's instead a tension between the different ways needed to protect citizens.
              Wired
              12
              However, he refused to negotiate and instead sent in the security forces.
              BBC
              13
              A group of conservative lawmakers who visit each year sent representatives instead.
              Radio NZ
              14
              The DfE initiative offers a crutch instead: a new way of talking.
              The Guardian
              15
              We think deeper structural reforms are needed instead, and soon, he said.
              Reuters
              16
              Aviva will instead focus on Britain, Ireland and Canada, the company said.
              Reuters
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