Replace: meaning, definitions and examples

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replace

 

[ rษชหˆpleษชs ]

Verb / Noun
Oxford 3000
Context #1 | Verb

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To put something back in the place where it was before or to find a substitute for something.

Synonyms

alternate, exchange, substitute, swap

Examples of usage

  • Please replace the old logo with the new one.
  • I need to replace the broken lightbulb.
Context #2 | Noun

sports

A player who is substituted for another during a game.

Synonyms

backup, stand-in, substitute

Examples of usage

  • The coach decided to bring in a replace for the injured player.

Translations

Translations of the word "replace" in other languages:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น substituir

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฌเคฆเคฒเคจเคพ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช ersetzen

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mengganti

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะทะฐะผั–ะฝะธั‚ะธ

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ zastฤ…piฤ‡

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ๅ–ใ‚Šๆ›ฟใˆใ‚‹ (torikaeru)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท remplacer

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ reemplazar

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท deฤŸiลŸtirmek

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๊ต์ฒดํ•˜๋‹ค (gyochehada)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุงุณุชุจุฏู„ (istabdil)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nahradit

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nahradiลฅ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๆ›ฟๆข (tรฌhuร n)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ zamenjati

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ skipta รบt

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะฐัƒั‹ัั‚ั‹ั€ัƒ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒจแƒ”แƒชแƒ•แƒšแƒ (shec'vla)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ dษ™yiลŸdirmษ™k

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ reemplazar

Word origin

The word 'replace' originated from the Latin word 'replacere', which means 'to please'. Over time, it evolved to mean 'to restore to a former state'. The concept of replacement is common in various aspects of life, from everyday tasks like changing a lightbulb to complex operations like organ transplants.

See also: anyplace, displace, displacement, everyplace, misplace, misplacement, misplacing, place, placed, placeholders, placement, placements, places, placing, placings, someplace.