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vervangen — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • change verb To become different, or to make something different.
  • replace verb To put something new in the place of something old, broken, or lost.
  • substitute verb To use one thing or person in place of another.
  • supersede verb To take the place of something older or less effective, so that the earlier version is no longer used or valid.
  • supplant verb To take over the position that something or someone else used to have.

Senses

vervangen is used for these senses in English:

  • stand in for (idiomatic, transitive) To replace; to act as a double or substitute for.
  • supersede (transitive) To take the place of.
  • supplant (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

change — full definition

  1. verb To become different, or to make something different.
  2. verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
  3. verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
  4. noun The act or result of becoming different.
  5. noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.

replace — full definition

  1. verb To put something new in the place of something old, broken, or lost.
  2. verb To put something back in its original place.
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