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istedenfor, i stedet for

prepositionpreposisjon

instead of · in place of

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

i ens sted, til erstatning for in someone’s place, as a replacement for
  • vil du gå istedenfor meg? will you go instead of me?
  • få en ny kniv istedenfor den gamle to get a new knife in place of the old one
  • tilbered grønnsakene i mikrobølgeovnen i stedet for å koke eller dampe dem cook the vegetables in the microwave instead of boiling or steaming them