imbes

English

Noun

imbes

  1. plural of imbe

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish en vez de (“instead of, in place of, rather than”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: im‧bes

Adverb

imbes

  1. instead

Preposition

imbes

  1. instead of

Tagalog

Alternative forms
  • embes

Etymology

From Spanish en vez de (“instead of, in place of, rather than”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: im‧bes
  • IPA(key): /ʔimˈbes/, [ʔɪmˈbes]

Preposition

imbés

  1. instead of
    Synonym: sa halip
    Imbes na paluin, kausapin mo ang anak mo.
    Instead of spanking, talk to your child.
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