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I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.
Juvenal

Meaning of "take the place of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF TAKE THE PLACE OF

take the place of play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAKE THE PLACE OF

take the count
take the fall
take the field
take the fifth
take the floor
take the gilt off the gingerbread
take the king´s shilling
take the law into one´s own hands
take the liberty
take the lid off
take the mickey
take the piss
take the plunge
take the queen´s shilling
take the rap
take the road
take the veil
take the wind out of someone´s sails
take the words out of someone´s mouth
take the wraps off

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAKE THE PLACE OF

a couple of
at the expense of
because of
by virtue of
fly in the face of
for the love of
in case of
in charge of
in face of
in place of
in spite of
in the name of
in the nature of
make a convenience of
make the acquaintance of
make use of
take cognizance of
take no notice of
to the prejudice of
within an ace of

Synonyms and antonyms of take the place of in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «TAKE THE PLACE OF»

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

Translation of «take the place of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAKE THE PLACE OF

Find out the translation of take the place of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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Translator English - Chinese

取的位置
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

tomar el lugar de
570 millions of speakers

English

take the place of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

की जगह ले
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تأخذ مكان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

занять место
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tomar o lugar de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

জায়গা নিতে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

prendre la place de
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Mengambil tempat
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

의열린다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Njupuk Panggonan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chiếm chỗ của
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எடுத்துக்கொள்ளுங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जागा ठेवा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

yerini al
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sostituire
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zająć miejsce
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зайняти місце
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lua locul
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να πάρει τη θέση του
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

neem die plek van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ersätta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ta plassen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of take the place of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE THE PLACE OF»

The term «take the place of» is very widely used and occupies the 7.044 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAKE THE PLACE OF» OVER TIME

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

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9 QUOTES WITH «TAKE THE PLACE OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word take the place of.
1
John Barrymore
A man is not old until regrets take the place of dreams.
2
Calvin Coolidge
Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
3
Dorothy Fields
A song must move the story ahead. A song must take the place of dialogue. If a song halts the show, pushes it back, stalls it, the audience won't buy it; they'll be unhappy.
4
Gerald R. Ford
There are no adequate substitutes for father, mother, and children bound together in a loving commitment to nurture and protect. No government, no matter how well-intentioned, can take the place of the family in the scheme of things.
5
Napoleon Hill
The majority of men meet with failure because of their lack of persistence in creating new plans to take the place of those which fail.
6
Juvenal
I wish it, I command it. Let my will take the place of a reason.
7
Luciano Pavarotti
The music itself could never take the place of my own passion in life.
8
Ken Stott
No acting, no production, could take the place of that moment when you come out in the dark on to the stage and the drummer plays four beats on the hi-hat and then lights and music. It just takes your breath away. No words can do what music can.
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Kit Williams
The dog, the rabbit and the hoop all feature in the painting, and take the place of the orrery.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAKE THE PLACE OF»

Discover the use of take the place of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to take the place of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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In the Place of Language: Literature and the Architecture of ...
Instead it tells the complex story of historical referents constructed and forgotten, things built into the earth upon which history "takes place" and of which, in the course of history, all visible trace is temporarily effaced.
Claudia Brodsky, 2009
2
The Promise of Baptism: An Introduction to Baptism in ...
In this chapter, we move to a positive case for baptizing infants by exploring how baptism is understood in Scripture to take the place of circumcision. The argument is essentially a simple one: If indeed baptism is the New Covenant fulfillment ...
James V. Brownson, 2007
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A Guide to the Words of My Perfect Teacher
If I am ill, let it take the place of beings' illnesses; if I am in pain, let my pain take the place of beings' pain; if I am dying, let my dying take the place of that of sentient beings.” This is how to deal with suffering itself. When the causes of suffering ...
Khenpo Ngawang Pelzang, Ṅag-dbaṅ-dpal-bzaṅ (Mkhan-po), 2004
4
To Take Place: Toward Theory in Ritual
In an exceedingly murky passage that has given rise to much scholarly speculation, it is declared that the Levites, because of their participation in idolatry, will take the place of the foreigners and assume their roles in the temple (Ezekiel ...
Jonathan Z. Smith, 1992
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Expositions of the Psalms 33-50
Themortarbindingitsstonestogetheristhecharityofthosewholivethere.They shall be ushered into the temple of the king. Verse 17. Sons to take the place of fathers for the Church 32. To take the place of your fathers, sons have been born to you.
Saint Augustine (Bishop of Hippo.), Maria Boulding, John E. Rotelle, 2000
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The Catholicity of the Reformation
Spener cannot take the place of Arndt, just as Arndt cannot take the place of St. Bernard and Bernard cannot take the place of Maximus or Augustine; so Luther cannot take the place of St. Thomas, just as Thomas cannot take the place of ...
Carl E. Braaten, Robert W. Jenson, 1996
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The Pursuit of God
God's gifts now take the place of God, and the whole course of nature is upset by the monstrous substitution. Our Lord referred to this tyranny of things when He said to His disciples, “If any man will come after me, let him deny himself, and take ...
A. W. Tozer, 2008
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Take Heart: Daily Devotions with the Church's Great Preachers
It demands that chastened and serious feeling should take the place of frivolity; prayer, the place of thoughtlessness; the love of God, the place of the love of fashion; and delight in devotion, the place of delight in amusement and ostentation.
Diana Wallis, 2001
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The Heir of Kalanglasia
The leaders each had a ranking, and the highest rankings would take the place of the general in the event of his death. Within each group, the leader had five advisors to help lead him in battle, and if necessary each one could be in charge of ...
Amy Scanes, 2005
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Decisions of the Comptroller General of the United States
The agency shall include as other employment only that employment engaged in by the employee to take the place of the employment from which the employee was separated by the unjustified or unwarranted personnel action. Federal ...
‎1975

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