replace /ri'pleis/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
• (v.) put something back where it belongs

Chinese translation

• vt. 代替, 替换, 放回, 归还
• [计] 替换; DOS外部命令:取代或更新文件

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/ri'pleis/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

Gaokao · CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL

Frequency

Zipf 4.58 · Rare

Word forms

replaced, replacing, replaces

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Related words

reply · replacement · replica · replicate · replenish

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