au lieu de — meaning in English
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English meaning
- instead adv In place of something else already mentioned; as a substitute.
- rather than conjunction Used to introduce the option that is not being chosen, in place of another that is.
Senses
au lieu de is used for these senses in English:
- in lieu instead; in place
- in lieu of Instead of; in place of.
- in place of instead of
- instead In the place of something (usually mentioned earlier); as a substitute or alternative.
- instead of In lieu of; in place of; rather than.
- rather than instead of; in preference to.
rather than — full definition
- conjunction Used to introduce the option that is not being chosen, in place of another that is.
- preposition Used before a noun to name what something is not, correcting an assumption.