Meaning

(transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
2. (transitive) To refund; to repay; to pay back.
3. (transitive) To supply or substitute an equivalent with.
4. (transitive) To take over the position or role from.
5. (transitive) To take the place of; to be used instead of.
6. (transitive) To demolish (a building) and build an updated form of that building in its place.
7. (transitive, rare) To place again.
8. (transitive, rare) To put in a new or different place.

Example Sentences

When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.

The earl...was replaced in his government.

Network Rail doesn't expect the line through Carmont to open for around a month, as it faces the mammoth task of recovering the two power cars and four coaches from ScotRail's wrecked train, repairing bridge 325, stabilising earthworks around the landslip, and replacing the track.

You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.

'Of course I should like to replace the damage,' said the delinquent.

I replaced my car with a newer model.

The batteries were dead so I replaced them.

Next Wednesday, four women and 15 men on the Crown Nominations Commission will gather for two days of prayer and horsetrading to replace Rowan Williams as archbishop of Canterbury.

Word Forms

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When Should You Use Replace?

Use replace when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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