English-Estonian translations for substitute

• esindaja; saadik

Definition of substitute

• To use in place of something else, with the same function
• To use X in place of Y
• To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y
• To remove from the field of play and bring on another in his place
• To serve as a replacement (for someone or something
• A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose
• A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so
• One who enlists for military service in the place of a conscript

Examples

• I had no shallots so I substituted onion.
• I had to substitute new parts for the old ones.
• I had to substitute old parts with the new ones.
• He was playing poorly and was substituted after twenty minutes

Related words

• substituted
• substitute teacher
• substitute natural gas
• substitute activity
• substitutes' bench
• coffee substitute
• milk substitute
• sugar substitute
• meat substitute