Dictionary entry
Replace
Pronunciation: /rɪˈpleɪs/
Pronunciation
/rɪˈpleɪs/
Myanmar Meaning
(v) အစားထိုး
Definition
replace /rÇ'pleÇs/ v ၁။ အစားထိုးသည္။ Machines have replaced people in many areas of industry. ❍ Can anything replace a mother's love? ❍ His deputy replaced him as leader. ၂။ ~ sb/sth (with sb/sth) အသစ္လဲသည္။ လဲသည္။ The battery needs replacing (with a new one). ❍ He is inefficient and must be replaced. ၃။ ျပန္ထား သည္။ replace the book on the shelf ❍ replace the receiver (ie after using the telephone). ❏ replaceable /-ǝbl/ adj အစားထိုးႏိုင္ေသာ။ Compare IRREPLACEABLE ❏ replacement n ၁။ [U] လဲလွယ္ျခင္း။ the replacement of worn parts. ၂။ [C] ~ (for sb/sth) လူစား။ အစားထိုးပစၥည္း။ hip replacements ❍ find a replacement for Sue (ie sb to do her work) while she is ill ❍ replacement staff.
Examples
- We’ll have to replace all the furniture that was damaged in the flood.
- [replace something with something] : The plan is to replace state funding with private money.
- Suddenly Jon’s relaxed mood was replaced by a feeling of panic.
- Have they found anyone to replace me yet?
- Email has largely replaced the traditional business letter.
- She carefully replaced the china plate on the shelf.