Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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Definition
replace Show phoneticsverb [T]
1 USE INSTEAD to start using another thing or person instead of the one that you are using now
We're thinking of replacing our old TV with a fancy new one.
2 BE USED INSTEAD to start to be used instead of the thing or person that is being used now
This system will replace the old one.
3 GET SOMETHING NEW to get something new because the one you had before has been lost or damaged
We'll have to replace this carpet soon.
4 PUT BACK FORMAL to put something back in the place where it usually is
She picked up the books and carefully replaced them on the shelf.
