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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

  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.

displace — full definition

  1. verb To force people to leave their home or homeland.
  2. verb To take the place of something or someone, often by being better suited.
  3. verb To move something out of its normal or original position.

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