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Meanings of replace in English

Portuguese
sobrepor
Spanish
reemplazar

Take the place or move into the position of.

        sobrepor
        Portuguese
        substituir
        Catalan
        substituir
        Spanish
        reemplazar

        Put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items.

              substituir
              Portuguese
              repor
              Spanish
              devolver

              Put something back where it belongs.

                    repor
                    Usage of replace in English
                    1
                    Taylor spoke about possible use of plant fuel to replace nuclear energy.
                    The new yorker
                    2
                    GM said it would replace retiring workers with existing workers wherever possible.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    Rebels have said they want to replace Assad's government with a democracy.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    Cofinimmo said it was working to replace Fautre as soon as possible.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    Nazif said work was underway to replace emergency laws with anti-terrorism legislation.
                    Reuters
                    6
                    City officials said they received numerous offers of help to replace it.
                    Reuters
                    7
                    Morales agreed to hold new elections and replace the electoral tribune authorities.
                    Reuters
                    8
                    The government has moreover failed to replace dozens of key international agreements.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    The government aims to replace older coal-fired power stations with cleaner generators.
                    Reuters
                    10
                    It plans to replace the network equipment, two sources said last week.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    In general, replace anything else on this list every year or so.
                    Mark Bittman's Kitchen Express: 404 Inspired Seasonal Dishes You...
                    12
                    Aeries could be rebuilt; the future was much more difficult to replace.
                    Legends of the dragonrealm, vol ii
                    13
                    The new bill will replace all previous legislation on the credit unions.
                    The Irish Times
                    14
                    I cannot so easily replace members of my family and my House.
                    Turn coat
                    15
                    How often you need to replace the filters in your water tank.
                    Wired
                    16
                    LEADERSHIP: The problem with gods is that they are hard to replace.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Translations for replace
                    Replace through the time
                    Replace across language varieties
                    New Zealand
                    Common
                    Ireland
                    Common
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                    Common
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