Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to replace
Participle: replaced
Gerund: replacing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | replace |
| you | replace |
| he;she;it | replaces |
| we | replace |
| you | replace |
| they | replace |
Perfect
| I | have replaced |
| you | have replaced |
| he;she;it | has replaced |
| we | have replaced |
| you | have replaced |
| they | have replaced |
Past
| I | replaced |
| you | replaced |
| he;she;it | replaced |
| we | replaced |
| you | replaced |
| they | replaced |
Pluperfect
| I | had replaced |
| you | had replaced |
| he;she;it | had replaced |
| we | had replaced |
| you | had replaced |
| they | had replaced |
Future
| I | will replace |
| you | will replace |
| he;she;it | will replace |
| we | will replace |
| you | will replace |
| they | will replace |
Future Perfect
| I | will have replaced |
| you | will have replaced |
| he;she;it | will have replaced |
| we | will have replaced |
| you | will have replaced |
| they | will have replaced |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | replace |
| you | replace |
| he;she;it | replace |
| we | replace |
| you | replace |
| they | replace |
Perfect
| I | have replaced |
| you | have replaced |
| he;she;it | have replaced |
| we | have replaced |
| you | have replaced |
| they | have replaced |
Imperfect
| I | replaced |
| you | replaced |
| he;she;it | replaced |
| we | replaced |
| you | replaced |
| they | replaced |
Pluperfect
| I | had replaced |
| you | had replaced |
| he;she;it | had replaced |
| we | had replaced |
| you | had replaced |
| they | had replaced |
Conditional
Present
| I | would replace |
| you | would replace |
| he;she;it | would replace |
| we | would replace |
| you | would replace |
| they | would replace |
Perfect
| I | would have replaced |
| you | would have replaced |
| he;she;it | would have replaced |
| we | would have replaced |
| you | would have replaced |
| they | would have replaced |
Imperative
| you | replace |
| we | Let's replace |
| you | replace |
Verbs conjugated like 'replace'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'replace'
preplace,
relace,
repace,
replate,
belace,
deplane,
emplace,
enlace,
place,
rebrace,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- to supply or substitute an equivalent for
- switch
- to replace something with something else
- commute, counterchange, exchange, interchange, shift, substitute, swap, switch, transpose
- substitute
- supplant, succeed, supersede
- restore
- replenish, refund, reinstate, return, repay
Antonyms
- restore
- ruin, destroy, raze, break
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1595, "to restore to a previous place," from re- "back, again" + place (v.) (q.v.). Meaning "to take the place of" is recorded from 1733. Replacement "act or fact of being replaced" is from 1790; meaning "something that replaces another" is attested from 1894.
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Italic *wre-
4. Latin re-der.
5. Old French re-bor.
6. Middle English re-
7. English re-
8. English place
9. English replace
10. From re- + place.
Verbs referencing "replace"
Ido remplasar.
Sample Sentences
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When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset.
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The earl...was replaced in his government. [1622, Francis Bacon, History of the Reign of King Henry VII:]
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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:]
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You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning.
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'Of course I should like to replace the damage,' said the delinquent. [1927, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], Max Carrados Mysteries:]
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I replaced my car with a newer model.
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The batteries were dead so I replaced them.
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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):]
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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—
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They've been replaced. [2019 April 10, qntm, “CASE HATE RED”, in There Is No Antimemetics Division, →ISBN, page 137:]
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This security pass replaces the one you were given earlier.
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This duty of right intention does not replace or supersede the duty of consideration. [1845, William Whewell, The Elements of Morality: Including Polity:]
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So my love, I dare say to you / Let's hold on fast to a love that's really true / The thought of losing you could never be erased / The love that I once knew could never be replaced [1974, Gloria Scott, “Just as Long as We're Together”:]
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During the bench press, it is prohibited in any federation to lift your butt from contact with the bench after you have started a bona fide attempt to perform the lift. Once you unrack the bar and begin descending it to your chest, your butt must stay in contact with the bench until you replace the bar on the rack. [2022 February 2, Adam Gardner, “Why Do Powerlifters Wear Singlets? (5 Reasons Explained)”, in Avi Silberberg, editor, Powerlifting Technique:]