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Soheil1 Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

Instead(chess)

Hi.
What does it mean to say:
This example shows how important it is to use your whole army instead?

Thanks in advance
  

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What does it mean to say:This example shows how important it is to use your whole army instead? What has gone before presumably gives an example of the disadvantage(s) of not using your whole army.

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soheil1Hi.What does it mean to say:This example shows how important it is to use your whole army instead?
What has gone before presumably gives an example of the disadvantage(s) of not using your whole army.
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I am asking about the meaning of "instead".
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soheil1I am asking about the meaning of "instead".
You should know, after three years with us , that a dictionary is the place to go for the meanings of words. If the dictionary definitions cause you a problem, then we'll try to help.
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fivejedjonYou should know, after three years with us , that a dictionary is the place to go for the meanings of words. If the dictionary definitions cause you a problem, then we'll try to help.
Sure, the dictionary definition didn't work for me.
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I renew my plea for context.

You haven't told us what's gone before, except that it might have to do with chess. How about a different example?

A: I stayed up all night studying, but I flunked the test.
B: You should have gotten a good night's sleep instead.

"Instead" means in place of. In this type of sentence, if