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=== Pronunciation ===
* {{IPA|/ɪn.ˈstɛd/}}
* {{audio|en-us-instead.ogg|US}}

== Preposition ==
{{preposition}}
# <math>x</math> '''instead''' of <math>y</math> means: not <math>y</math> but <math>x</math>.
#: ''I'll have water '''instead''' of [[coffee]], thanks.''
#: '''''Instead''' of going to Italy, let's go to Paris.''
#: ''I don't use the phone anymore. I use e-mail '''instead'''.''
#: ''Children don't read anymore. '''Instead''', they watch TV.''

=== Related words ===
* [[in]]
* [[stead]]
* [[instead of]]

[[Category:Prepositions with of-PP complements]]