replace
/ɹɪˈplæɪs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.58 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "When you've finished using the telephone, please replace the handset."
- "The earl...was replaced in his government."
- "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."
- "You can take what you need from the petty cash, but you must replace it tomorrow morning."
- "'Of course I should like to replace the damage,' said the delinquent."
- "I replaced my car with a newer model."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- English place English replace From re- + place.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɹɪˈplæɪs/
Usage
Inflected Forms
replaces (present, singular)
replacing (participle, present)
replaced (participle, past)
replaced (past)
no-table-tags (table tags)
glossary (inflection template)
replaced (first person, past)
replacest (archaic, present)
replaced (past, second person)
replacedst (archaic, past)
replaceth (archaic, present)
replaced (past, singular)