Replacement

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

1. We’ll have to replace all the furniture that was damaged in the flood.
2. [replace something with something] : The plan is to replace state funding with private money.
3. Suddenly Jon’s relaxed mood was replaced by a feeling of panic.
4. Have they found anyone to replace me yet?
5. Email has largely replaced the traditional business letter.
6. She carefully replaced the china plate on the shelf.