Definition
To take the place of something, or to put something back where it was before.
Etymology
From French *remplacer* “to put back in place, substitute,” from *re-* “again” and *placer* “to place.” It combines both putting back and putting something new in an old position.
Kelly Says
To replace is to play musical chairs with objects or people: one comes out, another sits in the same spot. The word quietly reminds us that positions tend to stay, even when the occupants change.
Translations
AFAfrikaans
vervang
ver-VANG
ARالعربية
استبدال
istib-daal
BGБългарски
заменям
za-ME-nyam
BNবাংলা
প্রতিস্থাপন করা
pro-ti-stha-pon ko-ra
CACatalà
reemplaçar
re-em-pla-SAR
CSČeština
nahradit
na-hra-DIT
DADansk
erstatte
er-STAT-te
DEDeutsch
ersetzen
er-ZET-sen
ELΕλληνικά
αντικαθιστώ
an-di-ka-thi-STO
ESEspañol
reemplazar
re-em-pla-SAR
ETEesti
asendama
a-sen-DA-ma
EUEuskara
ordezkatu
or-dez-KA-tu
FAفارسی
جایگزین کردن
jaa-go-zin kar-dan
FISuomi
korvata
KOR-va-ta
FRFrançais
remplacer
rom-pla-SAY
GLGalego
substituír
sub-sti-tu-EER
HEעברית
להחליף
le-hakh-LIF
HRHrvatski
zamijeniti
za-mi-ye-NI-ti
HUMagyar
kicserél
kich-che-REEL
IDBahasa Indonesia
mengganti
meng-gan-ti
ITItaliano
sostituire
so-sti-tu-I-re
LTLietuvių
pakeisti
pa-KEI-sti
LVLatviešu
aizstāt
aiz-STAAT
MSBahasa Melayu
menggantikan
meng-gan-ti-kan
MYမြန်မာ
အစားထိုးသည်
a-sa-htoe-dhi
NLNederlands
vervangen
ver-VANG-en
NONorsk
erstatte
er-STAT-te
PLPolski
zastępować
zas-tem-PO-vach
PTPortuguês
substituir
sub-sti-tu-IR
RORomână
înlocui
in-lo-ku-I
RUРусский
заменять
za-me-NYAT
SKSlovenčina
nahradiť
na-hra-DEET
SLSlovenščina
zamenjati
za-men-YA-ti
SRСрпски
заменити
za-me-NI-ti
SVSvenska
ersätta
er-SET-ta
SWKiswahili
badilisha
ba-di-LI-sha
TRTürkçe
değiştirmek
de-ish-tir-MEK
UKУкраїнська
замінювати
za-min-yu-va-ty
URاردو
تبدیل کرنا
tab-deel kar-na
VITiếng Việt
thay thế
thay the