Pronunciation
How to pronounce “substitutes”
“substitutes” is pronounced /sʌbstɪtuːts/ — 3 syllables.
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substitutes
/sʌbstɪtuːts/
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3 syllables. Stress the 'sʌbst' part (say it longer and louder) and let the others relax — unstressed vowels often soften to a lazy /ə/.Meaning
a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
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