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- Dictionaryreplace/rɪˈpleɪs/
verb
- 1. take the place of: "Ian's smile was replaced by a frown"
- 2. put (something) back in a previous place or position: "he drained his glass and replaced it on the bar" Similar Opposite
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to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else: The factory replaced most of its workers with robots. Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nation's main industry. B1. If you replace something broken, damaged, or lost, you provide a new one:
The meaning of REPLACE is to restore to a former place or position. How to use replace in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Replace.
to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else: The factory replaced most of its workers with robots. Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nation's main industry. B1. If you replace something broken, damaged, or lost, you provide a new one:
1. to take the place of; supersede: the manual worker is being replaced by the machine. 2. to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place of: to replace an old pair of shoes. 3. to put back or return; restore to its rightful place.
Replace definition: to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing). See examples of REPLACE used in a sentence.
To replace is to substitute one thing for another — in this case, to get a new pen and throw the old one away. When you see the word place in it, replace makes sense: replacing is putting something new in place of something old.
verb (transitive) 1. to take the place of; supersede. the manual worker is being replaced by the machine. 2. to substitute a person or thing for (another which has ceased to fulfil its function); put in place of. to replace an old pair of shoes. 3. to put back or return; restore to its rightful place.
Definition of replace verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to start using another thing or person instead of the one that you are using now: We're thinking of replacing our old TV with a fancy new one. Fewer examples. The goalkeeper was replaced by a substitute. We've bought a new sofa to replace our old one. Replace the filter after six months.
From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English replace re‧place / rɪˈpleɪs / S2 W1 verb [transitive] 1 REPLACE to start doing something instead of another person, or start being used instead of another thing I’m replacing Sue on the team.
