{
    "term": "substitute",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "academic": true,
    "ox5000": true,
    "cefr": "c1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "a person or thing that you use or have instead of the one you normally use or have",
            "sensetop": "substitute for somebody/something",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a meat substitute"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a substitute family"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Paul's father only saw him as a substitute for his dead brother.",
                    "contextForm": "substitute for somebody/something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The course teaches you the theory but **there's no substitute for** practical experience."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The local bus service was a **poor substitute for** their car."
                },
                {
                    "text": "His teacher acted as a father substitute."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The company produces substitutes for lead in petrol."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The television is a poor substitute for human companionship."
                },
                {
                    "text": "There's no substitute for hard work."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["good", "acceptable", "adequate"],
                "verb + substitute": ["act as", "serve as", "use something as"],
                "substitute + noun": ["teacher"],
                "preposition": ["substitute for"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a player who replaces another player in a sports game",
            "labels": "informal",
            "cefr": "c1",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "He was brought on as (a) substitute after half-time."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Sports: ball and racket sports"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌbstɪtjuːt/",
                "audio": "su/substitute/substitute__gb_3.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈsʌbstɪtuːt/",
                "audio": "su/substitute/substitute__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English (denoting a deputy or delegate): from Latin substitutus ‘put in place of’, past participle of substituere, based on statuere ‘set up’."
}