english
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a person
replace
if one person replaces another, they do a job or activity instead of the other person, usually permanently:
• The opposition leader Zhelyu Zhelev was elected to replace him. • How will we ever find anyone who can replace you? • The lead singer was replaced by Ray Willis back in 1992.
take somebody's place/take the place of somebody
to do something instead of someone:
• It will be difficult to find someone to take her place. • Doctor Rice is on holiday. I'm taking his place. • The court may allow another relative to take the place of the parent.
take over
to replace someone in a job or position, and continue their work:
• The new manager took over in July. • Sales are up (= they have increased ) since he took over the company.
stand in for somebody
to replace someone at work on a particular occasion:
• She was filming in Australia, so she asked a friend to stand in for her at the awards ceremony. • During the dangerous scenes, stuntmen and women stand in for the actors.
fill in for somebody
to replace someone in a job for a short time:
• Susan will fill in for me while I'm away.
a thing
replace
if one thing replaces another, it is used instead of the other thing, usually permanently:
• The car was old and needed replacing. • Computers have replaced typewriters.
take something's place/take the place of something
to be used instead of another thing:
• If any of the eight units fails, its place will be taken by the back-up unit. • MP3 players are taking the place of CDs. • Ugly concrete apartment buildings have taken the place of the old houses.
supersede
to take the place of something – used especially about inventions, methods, organizations etc:
• The League of Nations was superseded by the United Nations in 1946. • Analysis by manual calculation has been superseded by more modern computer-based methods. • Goose used to be a traditional Christmas bird until turkey superseded it in popularity. • Iron began to supersede bronze for tool making about 3000 years ago.
substitute something for something
to use something instead of the thing that you usually use, because the usual thing is not available – used especially about food:
• You can substitute margarine for butter in most recipes.
Longman-Thesaurus
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verb
supplant:
We will replace the damaged car.
verb
return:
Please replace it where you found it.
Simple Definitions
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verb take the place of sb/sth; exchange sb/sth ADV. completely | largely | simply Putting in a new bathroom suite can cost as little as £800 if you are simply replacing an old one. | easily These losses are not easily replaced. | immediately | gradually | eventually VERB + REPLACE cannot/could not Machines cannot replace people in this work. | can/can't afford to | be built to, be designed to, be intended to, be used to It was built to replace the old Victorian jail. | appoint sb to, elect sb to | be expensive to Halogen lamps give excellent service, but the bulbs are expensive to replace. PREP. as She replaced Jane Stott as Managing Director. | with We replaced the old television set with a newer one. put sth back in the right place ADV. carefully, gently PREP. in She replaced the dress in the wardrobe. | on He carefully replaced the vase on the shelf.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary