substitute
noun
a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
substituted
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past participleof substitute.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof substitute.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
substitutenouna person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
Example Sentences
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McTominay was substituted after 56 minutes of Napoli's 2-1 Serie A defeat by Como on 30 August.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
And if one definition fails to make the point, another can be substituted.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Ronaldo, 41, making his first start since the World Cup, left the pitch in frustration at half-time and was then substituted by manager Ange Postecoglou.
From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026
While translating from Ottoman Turkish, an archivist substituted out the original owner and inserted Seit Shehu’s name instead, a court found.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
For knowledge of substance Newton substituted conceptual models that worked reliably and accurately.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
