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Meaning of "replace" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF REPLACE

replace  [rɪˈpleɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF REPLACE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Replace is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb replace in English.

WHAT DOES REPLACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of replace in the English dictionary

The first definition of replace in the dictionary is to take the place of; supersede. Other definition of replace is to substitute a person or thing for ; put in place of. Replace is also to put back or return; restore to its rightful place.


CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO REPLACE

PRESENT

Present
I replace
you replace
he/she/it replaces
we replace
you replace
they replace
Present continuous
I am replacing
you are replacing
he/she/it is replacing
we are replacing
you are replacing
they are replacing
Present perfect
I have replaced
you have replaced
he/she/it has replaced
we have replaced
you have replaced
they have replaced
Present perfect continuous
I have been replacing
you have been replacing
he/she/it has been replacing
we have been replacing
you have been replacing
they have been replacing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I replaced
you replaced
he/she/it replaced
we replaced
you replaced
they replaced
Past continuous
I was replacing
you were replacing
he/she/it was replacing
we were replacing
you were replacing
they were replacing
Past perfect
I had replaced
you had replaced
he/she/it had replaced
we had replaced
you had replaced
they had replaced
Past perfect continuous
I had been replacing
you had been replacing
he/she/it had been replacing
we had been replacing
you had been replacing
they had been replacing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will replace
you will replace
he/she/it will replace
we will replace
you will replace
they will replace
Future continuous
I will be replacing
you will be replacing
he/she/it will be replacing
we will be replacing
you will be replacing
they will be replacing
Future perfect
I will have replaced
you will have replaced
he/she/it will have replaced
we will have replaced
you will have replaced
they will have replaced
Future perfect continuous
I will have been replacing
you will have been replacing
he/she/it will have been replacing
we will have been replacing
you will have been replacing
they will have been replacing
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would replace
you would replace
he/she/it would replace
we would replace
you would replace
they would replace
Conditional continuous
I would be replacing
you would be replacing
he/she/it would be replacing
we would be replacing
you would be replacing
they would be replacing
Conditional perfect
I would have replace
you would have replace
he/she/it would have replace
we would have replace
you would have replace
they would have replace
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been replacing
you would have been replacing
he/she/it would have been replacing
we would have been replacing
you would have been replacing
they would have been replacing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you replace
we let´s replace
you replace
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to replace
Past participle
replaced
Present Participle
replacing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH REPLACE


anyplace
ˈɛnɪˌpleɪs
birthplace
ˈbɜːθˌpleɪs
byplace
ˈbaɪˌpleɪs
commonplace
ˈkɒmənˌpleɪs
displace
dɪsˈpleɪs
emplace
ɪmˈpleɪs
enlace
ɪnˈleɪs
everyplace
ˈɛvrɪˌpleɪs
fireplace
ˈfaɪəˌpleɪs
homeplace
ˈhəʊmˌpleɪs
lace
leɪs
marketplace
ˈmɑːkɪtˌpleɪs
misplace
ˌmɪsˈpleɪs
outplace
ˈaʊtˌpleɪs
place
pleɪs
plaice
pleɪs
preplace
priːˈpleɪs
showplace
ˈʃəʊˌpleɪs
someplace
ˈsʌmˌpleɪs
workplace
ˈwɜːkˌpleɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE REPLACE

repique
replaceability
replaceable
replacement
replacement cost
replacement engine
replacement part
replacement value
replacer
replan
replant
replantation
replaster
replate
replay
replead
repleader
repledge
replenish
replenishable

WORDS THAT END LIKE REPLACE

all over the place
another place
between a rock and a hard place
decimal place
hiding place
holy place
jumping-off place
know one´s place
Laplace
last resting place
meeting place
mise en place
no place
palace
parking place
pride of place
resting place
stopping place
take place
the other place
watering place

Synonyms and antonyms of replace in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «REPLACE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «replace» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of replace

Translation of «replace» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF REPLACE

Find out the translation of replace to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of replace from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «replace» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

取代
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

reemplazar
570 millions of speakers

English

replace
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

की जगह
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

يَسْتَبْدِلُ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

заменять
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

substituir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

প্রতিস্থাপন করা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

remplacer
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ganti
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ersetzen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

取って代わる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

대신하다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ganti
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thay thế
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பதிலாக
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुनर्स्थित करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

değiştirmek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sostituire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zastąpić
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

замінювати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

a înlocui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αντικαθιστώ
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vervang
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

byta ut
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

erstatte
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of replace

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «REPLACE»

The term «replace» is very widely used and occupies the 4.664 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of replace
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «replace».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «REPLACE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «replace» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «replace» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about replace

EXAMPLES

10 QUOTES WITH «REPLACE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word replace.
1
Diane Ackerman
We're dabbling in eugenics all the time, breeding ideal crops to replace less aesthetic or nutritious or hardy varieties; leveling forests to graze cattle or erect shopping malls and condos; planting groves of a few familiar trees that homeowners and industries prefer.
2
Todd Akin
At the heart of liberalism really is a hatred for God and a belief that government should replace God.
3
Roger Nash Baldwin
The rule of law in place of force, always basic to my thinking, now takes on a new relevance in a world where, if war is to go, only law can replace it.
4
Drew Barrymore
It's never too late. Don't focus on what was taken away. Find something to replace it, and acknowledge the blessing you have.
5
Joe Bastianich
He brought a sensibility and a hard-edged reasonableness to operating restaurants that had a lasting impact on me and still affects how I run all our restaurants today. The passing of 'Restaurant Man' - the original gangsta 'Restaurant Man,' my father - was the passing of an era. No one can replace him.
6
Henri Bergson
When we make the cerebral state the beginning of an action, and in no sense the condition of a perception, we place the perceived images of things outside the image of our body, and thus replace perception within the things themselves.
7
Tim Bishop
Trade helps bring us products cheaply, but there is no guarantee whatsoever to assume that it will allow us to replace the jobs that have been lost, and there is no mechanism under productivity that says that, either.
8
Adam Braun
There's nothing that can replace quality programs in a non-profit.
9
Gary Carter
I tried the broadcasting thing, the coaching thing, but I'll never replace the competitive feeling of being out on the field when we were players.
10
Prince Charles
You have to give this much to the Luftwaffe: when it knocked down our buildings it did not replace them with anything more offensive than rubble. We did that.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «REPLACE»

Discover the use of replace in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to replace and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In Our Hands: A Plan to Replace the Welfare State
Murray offers a plan to eliminate all federal welfare programs and to substitute a $10,000 annual cash grant for everyone age 21 to 50.
Charles A. Murray, 2006
2
Dare to Repair, Replace & Renovate
In this book, we teach you how to replace it. In our first book, we showed you how to change the direction of ceiling fan blades. In this book, we show you how to install a new fan.
Julie Sussman, Stephanie Glakas-Tenet, 2009
3
Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines
Office of International Affairs, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines, National Research Council, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ...
Office of International Affairs, Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, Committee on Alternative Technologies to Replace Antipersonnel Landmines, 2001
4
Toxic Psychiatry: Why Therapy, Empathy and Love Must Replace ...
Issuing a passionate, much-needed wake-up call for everyone who plays a part in America's ever-increasing dependence on harmful psychiatric drugs, a psychiatrist breaks through the hype and false promises surrounding the "New Psychiatry" ...
Peter Roger Breggin, 1994
5
Free Trade Doesn't Work: What Should Replace It and Why, ...
Are you wondering who you can trust? This very readable book is aimed at both ordinary concerned citizens and people with a bit of sophistication about economics.
Ian Fletcher, 2011
6
Dynamics for Engineers
It is desired to replace this force by an equivalent force-couple system at point B. This may be accomplished by applying a null couple at point B whose forces are F and — F, as shown in Figure 5.1 1(b). The two forces marked with the small ...
Bichara B. Muvdi, 1997
7
Should Subsidized Private Transfers Replace Government ...
Ralph Chami, Connel Fullenkamp. I. INTRODUCTION Until recently, reforming government social insurance was considered virtually unthinkable in most industrialized nations. But several developments have combined to make this not only ...
Ralph Chami, Connel Fullenkamp, 2000
8
Absolute Beginner's Guide to WordPerfect 12
Choose Edit, Find and Replace (F2) to open the Find and Replace dialog box. 2. Choose Match, Codes from the menu in the Find and Replace dialog box. This opens the Codes dialog box (see Figure 6.13). FIGURE 6.13 Using Find and ...
Laura Acklen, 2004
9
Organizational maintenance manual for truck chassis, for ...
Subject, Para A A-System Low Air Pressure Switch Replace 9-12 Abbreviations, Glossary 1 and 2 Accelerator Linkage and Pedal Replace 3-27 Adjust Brakes Front 9-45 Rear 9-44 Air Cleaner Service 3-18 Air Dryer Assembly Mount Bracket  ...
United States. Dept. of the Army, 1987
10
Motor World Wholesale
Remove and replace crankshaft and camshaft timing gears Remove and replace generator Remove and replace carburetor Remove and replace starting motor or Bendix drive- pinion and spring starting motor pinion or spring Remove and ...
‎1921

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «REPLACE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term replace is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Apple's new warranty will replace your battery before it's half dead
Apple's new warranty will replace your battery once it loses 20 percent of its capacity Apple Inc. Is your laptop's life span just not what it used to be? Is your ... «CNET, Jun 15»
2
Apple to replace broken 3TB hard drives in some older iMacs
According to Apple's announcement, the company has already started notifying customers who registered a valid email address about the hard disk replacement ... «Engadget, Jun 15»
3
Did 'Grey's Anatomy' just replace Patrick Dempsey?
While many Grey's Anatomy fans may believe there is no way to fill the hole left by Patrick Dempsey, this hunk could come close. «Entertainment Weekly, Jun 15»
4
House conservatives offer plan to replace Obama's health law
WASHINGTON (AP) — House conservatives offered their plan Thursday for repealing President Barack Obama's health care overhaul and replacing it with tax ... «Yahoo News UK, Jun 15»
5
Takata aims to replace chemical in air bag ruptures, exec to testify
A top executive says Takata Corp. plans to replace the chemical in its air bags that has been linked to a defect responsible for at least six deaths and more than ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
6
Benfica replace Porto on tour of North America this summer
Portuguese league champions Benfica will replace Porto for four preseason friendlies in North America this summer. Porto will play Paris Saint-Germain at ... «ESPN FC, May 15»
7
Millions needed to replace at-risk natural gas pipes in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania's highest-risk natural gas distribution system needs to raise millions of dollars a year to accelerate the replacement of its aged, dangerous ... «Tribune-Review, Apr 15»
8
Which woman should replace Andrew Jackson on $20 bill?
A growing movement of Americans wants to replace Andrew Jackson on the $20 bill with the face of a woman. Now a group of students is joining the "Woman on ... «USA TODAY, Mar 15»
9
HTC: We will replace your One M9 no questions asked within first year
The Taiwanese smartphone manufacturer unveiled on Wednesday the "Uh Oh Protection" program, which guarantees that HTC will send a replacement unit of ... «CNET, Mar 15»
10
You've now got until January 2016 to replace your iPhone 5 battery
Apple has announced it is extending its iPhone 5 battery replacement program until January 2016. The program was launched last year and allowed anyone ... «TechRadar, Mar 15»

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