Search results
to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else: The factory replaced most of its workers with robots. Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nation's main industry. B1. If you replace something broken, damaged, or lost, you provide a new one:
The meaning of REPLACE is to restore to a former place or position. How to use replace in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Replace.
Replace definition: to assume the former role, position, or function of; substitute for (a person or thing). See examples of REPLACE used in a sentence.
to take the place of something, or to put something or someone in the place of something or someone else: The factory replaced most of its workers with robots. Tourism has replaced agriculture as the nation's main industry. B1. If you replace something broken, damaged, or lost, you provide a new one:
replace something to change something that is old, damaged, etc. for a similar thing that is newer or better. We're thinking of replacing our phone system. to replace a window/roof; to replace a battery/light bulb; All the old carpets need replacing. an operation to replace both hips; You'll be expected to replace any broken glasses.
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.
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.
