replace

/rɪˈpleɪs/ verb [T]

Translation

USE INSTEAD › to start using another thing or person instead of the one that you are using now

...ın/in yerine yenisini koymak; ...ile değiştirmek

We're thinking of replacing our old TV with a fancy new one.783

BE USED INSTEAD › to start to be used instead of the thing or person that is being used now

...ın/in yerine yenisini konulmak; ...ile değiştirilmek

This system will replace the old one.783

GET SOMETHING NEW › to get something new because the one you had before has been lost or damaged

yenisini almak

We'll have to replace this carpet soon.783

PUT BACK formal › to put something back in the place where it usually is

yerine koymak, eski yerine yerleştirmek

She picked up the books and carefully replaced them on the shelf.779

(Definition of replace verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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