Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense replaces, present participle replacing, past tense, past participle replaced
1. verb
If one thing or person replaces another, the first is used or acts instead of the second.
The council tax replaced the poll tax in 1993. [VERB noun]
...the city lawyer who replaced Bob as chairman of the company. [VERB noun + as]
The smile disappeared to be replaced by a doleful frown. [beV-ed + with/by]
2. verb
If you replace one thing or person with another, you put something or someone else in their place to do their job.
I clean out all the grease and replace it with oil so it works better in very lowtemperatures. [VERB noun + with]
The BBC decided it could not replace her. [VERB noun]
3. verb
If you replace something that is broken, damaged, or lost, you get a new one to use instead.
The shower that we put in a few years back has broken and we cannot afford to replaceit. [VERB noun]
4. verb
If you replace something, you put it back where it was before.
The line went dead. Whitlock replaced the receiver. [VERB noun]
Replace the caps on the bottles. [VERB noun preposition]
Synonyms: put back, return, restore, return to its place More Synonyms of replace
More Synonyms of replace
replace in British English
(rɪˈpleɪs)
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
Derived forms
replaceable (reˈplaceable)
adjective
replaceability (reˌplaceaˈbility)
noun
replacer (reˈplacer)
noun
replace in American English
(rɪˈpleɪs)
verb transitiveWord forms: reˈplaced or reˈplacing
1.
to place again; put back in a former or the proper place or position
2.
to take the place of; supplant
workers replaced by automated equipment
3.
to provide a substitute or equivalent for
to replace a worn tire
4.
to put back or pay back; restore; return
to replace embezzled funds
SYNONYMY NOTE: replace implies a taking the place of someone or something that is now lost, gone, destroyed,worn out, etc. [we replace defective tubes]; displace suggests the ousting or dislodgment of a person or thing by another that replacesit [he had been displaced in her affections by another man]; supersede implies a replacing with something superior, more up-to-date, etc. [the steamship superseded the sailing ship]; supplant suggests a displacing that involves force, fraud, or innovation [the prince had been supplanted by an impostor]
Derived forms
replaceable (reˈplaceable)
adjective
replacer (reˈplacer)
noun
replace in Hospitality
(rɪpleɪs)
Word forms: (present) replaces, (past) replaced, (perfect) replaced, (progressive) replacing
verb
(Hospitality (hotel): Housekeeping and maintenance)
If you replace something that is used, damaged, or lost, you get a new one to use instead.
The shower has broken and we have to replace it.
Replace any bottles taken from the minibar.
The maids did not replace the used towels with clean ones.
Examples of 'replace' in a sentence
replace
The man said that sometimes the officer was replaced with another woman who suffered the same problems.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
We lost six members of staff and to replace that with one seems a bit crazy.
The Sun (2016)
It was replaced with one that does just about meet the 10 target.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It was removed in 1952 and replaced with one of the same size but of more modern design.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Small steps could make a big difference; by having cupboards painted instead of replaced you can save a fortune.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Corporation tax is no longer fit for purpose and should be replaced with a tax on earnings distributed to shareholders, according to a think tank.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It has been replaced instead with a meeting just for a tight circle of No 10 staff.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Do something else - replace the habit of holding a cigarette with something else, like a pen or beads.
The Sun (2017)
The party reaffirmed its commitment to replacing council tax with a local income tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
New prisons were built to replace old ones.
Coyle, Andrew & Stern, Vivien The Prisons We Deserve (1994)
This will give you something positive to replace the gap gambling leaves.
The Sun (2013)
Will we be replacing it in another five years?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Would it make more sense to have one stomach replaced instead?
The Sun (2016)
Local income tax to replace council tax shelved.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Does the new scheme replace the old one?
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
The culture of old capitalism was to be replaced by something new.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The cash has been kindly replaced by another cerebral palsy charity.
The Sun (2012)
Last week he caused uproar with his plans to replace council tax with a local income tax.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Please consider replacing it with another quick cryptic.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He is right to argue that it should replace road tax and fuel duty.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
But commanders sent him forward to replace another officer who sprained his ankle.
The Sun (2008)
Work out your own problem moments and plan ahead to avoid them by replacing them with something active.
The Sun (2012)
What gives it the right to destroy a national joy and replace it with something parochial and small and narrow?
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It had the car for a week and removed the interior to repair, clean and replace.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
If yours are like this, they need to be replaced rather than cleaned.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
There's no one to replace him.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Soon... soon to be replaced with real ones.
Tepper, Sheri S. A Plague of Angels (1993)
Instead it is replaced with a new question: how can we ensure we have more of them?
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Amid widespread disbelief, it had to seek emergency funding and brought in turnaround experts to replace its chairman and chief executive.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
It would be highly unusual for a leading British company to seek to replace both its chairman and its chief executive at aboutthe same time.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He also queried the timing, coming as it did after the chairman was replaced and the head of the remuneration committee announced her intention to step down.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In other languages
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British English: replace /rɪˈpleɪs/ VERB
To replace a person or thing means to put another person or thing in their place.