Replace Meaning
/ɹɪˈpleɪs/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbTo restore to a former place, position, condition, etc.; to put back.
verbTo refund; to repay; to pay back.
Sentence Examples
I look around but it's you I can't replace.
Because of the problem of air pollution, the bicycle may some day replace the automobile.
The new design will eventually replace all existing models.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The old machine broke down, so we had to ____ it with a new one.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company decided to ____ its aging fleet of vehicles with newer, more fuel-efficient models.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace From re- + place.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The earl...was replaced in his government."
— 1622, Francis Bacon, History of the Reign of King Henry VII:
"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."
— 2020 August 26, “Network News: Mid-September before line reopens, says Network Rail”, in Rail, page 10:
"'Of course I should like to replace the damage,' said the delinquent."
— 1927, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries:
"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."
— 2012 September 20, Andrew Brown, “Archbishop of Canterbury succession race begins in earnest”, in The Guardian (online):
"Perplexed, Wheeler continues to play for a moment or two, keeping to his own internal time. But after another moment it becomes clear that something is wrong, something which everybody can see but him. He steals a glance up from his instrument, and finds that Luján is staring at him. In fact, every musician in the orchestra is staring at him, all of them wearing the same expression of stony, barely-contained ang—
They've been replaced."
— 2019 April 10, qntm, “CASE HATE RED”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 137:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The old machine broke down, so we had to ____ it with a new one.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The company decided to ____ its aging fleet of vehicles with newer, more fuel-efficient models.