substituir

/susstituˈiɾ/

verb C1

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (yo)
substituyo
preterite (yo)
substituí
past participle
substituido

Meaning

  1. to substitute

    • Substituyó la pieza.

      He replaced the part.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

suplir

suplir implies filling a gap or deficiency, supplementing something lacking; sustituir is more general, a direct replacement.

Practice

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