Meaning of halili

n. substitute

n. vice

proxy

v. 1. occupy a place or position just vacated. Way makahalíli sa usa ka inahan, There is nothing that can replace a mother. Ug mutindug ka, halilíhan dáyun ang ímung lingkuránan, If you get up, someone will occupy your seat immediately; 2. appear in the place of something else, cause something to do so. Mihalíli ang pagdumut sa gugmang inayran, Hatred replaced the love which had been spurned. Kwarta ihalíli sa primyung walà ikahátag, Money takes the place of the prize they couldn’t award; 3. exchange. Nagkahalíli ang ámung pitáka, We accidentally took each other’s purses; n. 1. something which takes the place of something else; 2. something given in exchange.