sostituire — meaning in English
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English meaning
- change verb To become different, or to make something different.
- displace verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
- replace verb To put something new in the place of something old, broken, or lost.
- spell noun Words believed to have magical power, or the magical effect they produce.
- 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.
- understudy noun A performer who learns a role well enough to step in if the usual actor cannot perform.
Senses
sostituire is used for these senses in English:
- displace To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
- spell (transitive) To work in place of (someone).
- stand in for (idiomatic, transitive) To replace; to act as a double or substitute for.
- supersede (transitive) To take the place of.
- understudy To act as an understudy (to someone).
change — full definition
- verb To become different, or to make something different.
- verb To replace one thing with another, such as clothes or a diaper.
- verb To switch from one train, bus, or vehicle to another during a journey.
- noun The act or result of becoming different.
- noun Coins given back after paying with a larger amount of money than the price.
displace — full definition
- verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
- verb To take the place of something or someone, often by being better suited.
- verb To move something out of its normal or original position.