how to pronounce substitute
/ˈsʌb.stɪ.tʃuːt/
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substitute is pronounced in three syllables
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An example use of substitute in a speech by a native speaker of british english:
“… that we've had to substitute the dairy …”
meaning of substitute
Substitute means to take the place of someone or something.
substitute frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR
the word substitute occurs in english on average 18.5 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.
topics substitute can be related to
it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that substitute can be often used in the following areas:
1) business and work;
2) communication, information, and media;
3) people, society, and culture;
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