English dictionary
replace
verbPronunciation
ɹɪˈpleɪs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
verb
- substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
verb
- put something back where it belongs
verb
- put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items
verb
- take the place or move into the position of
Example sentences
He replaced the old razor blade
We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago
the insurance will replace the lost income
This antique vase can never be replaced
replace the book on the shelf after you have finished reading it
please put the clean dishes back in the cabinet when you have washed them
the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt
substitute regular milk for fat-free milk
synonyms can be interchanged without changing the context's meaning
Smith replaced Miller as CEO after Miller left
the computer has supplanted the slide rule
Mary replaced Susan as the team's captain and the highest-ranked player in the school