anstatt

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German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʔan.ʼʃtat/
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  • Rhymes: -at

Conjunction

anstatt

  1. instead of
    Anstatt mich anzurufen, ging er mit seinen Freunden ins Kino.
    Instead of calling me, he went to the movies with his friends.

Preposition

anstatt (governs the genitive)

  1. instead of
    Synonyms: an Platz, statt

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Further reading

  • anstatt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • anstatt” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon