How to sign instead in American Sign Language

Sign #1 (1 of 1)

Definition:

Replace or stand-in

Sign Instructions:

Begin with both hands in front of you with your palms oriented to the inside and your dominant hand closer to your body. Then, have your hand make a circular rotation around each other, with both hands ending in the same position that they started.

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Sequential Image Breakdown

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Beginning and End Frames

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End of Sign

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Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Dominant Handshape for instead
Touch your thumb to the index finger, creating a circle, with the other fingers extended straight up.

Non-Dominant Handshapes for this sign

Non-Dominant Handshape for instead
Touch your thumb to the index finger, creating a circle, with the other fingers extended straight up.

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