Collocations for "replace"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "replace" in context.
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replace
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.v
- replace a [vase, lightbulb, dish, cup]
- replace [an old, a worn out, a broken] [vase]
- replaced the [book, toys, folders] on the shelf
- she [has been, was] replaced by [her colleague, an intern, a new hire]
- [will, is going to] replace him as [director, president]
- his smile was replaced by [a frown, tears, a look of shock]
- replace the borrowed [money, sugar, milk]
- [computers, robots] have replaced [machines, humans]
- [cannot, can never] be replaced
- been replaced in her affections (by)
'replace' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
air
- attic
- battery
- bearing
- belt
- blown
- boarding
- brake
- building
- cap
- card
- cartridge
- charge
- clutch
- contact
- cover
- crank
- create
- exhaust
- faulty
- filter
- fixture
- flint
- fluid
- foundation
- furnace
- fuse
- gasket
- guitar
- head
- heating
- hip
- hire
- hood
- ignition
- intend
- level
- liner
- link
- masonry
- mop
- mortar
- muffler
- nozzle
- outdated
- pad
- padding
- pipe
- plaster
- plug