SUBSTITUTE Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com As a verb, to substitute means to make such a switch Substitute is used in a variety of contexts, but it is perhaps most commonly associated with substitute teachers and players in team sports who replace a player in the game
substitute - WordReference. com Dictionary of English a person or thing serving in place of another: [countable] The coach sent in a substitute when his star player was injured [uncountable] For most of us there is simply no substitute for hard work