No. 958 in German
stattdessen
"Instead" or "instead of that."
In a sentence
Ich wollte Pizza bestellen, entschied mich stattdessen für einen Salat.
I wanted to order pizza; instead, I chose a salad.
Here, 'stattdessen' is used to indicate an alternative option or choice to what was previously mentioned.
Er ging nicht ins Theater, sondern blieb stattdessen zu Hause.
He did not go to the theater; instead, he stayed at home.
'Stattdessen' demonstrates a substitution contrasting the earlier mentioned action with the alternative taken.
Anstatt spazieren zu gehen, entschloss sie sich, die Zeit stattdessen mit einem Buch zu verbringen.
Instead of going for a walk, she decided to spend the time with a book.
In this sentence, 'stattdessen' emphasizes the replacement of one activity with another.
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