代える — meaning in English
kaeru
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English meaning
- change verb To become different, or to make something different.
- substitute verb To use one thing or person in place of another.
Senses
代える is used for these senses in English:
- substitute (transitive) To use in place of something else, with the same function.
- substitute (transitive, formerly, _, proscribed, in the phrase "substitute X with/by Y") To use Y in place of X; to replace X with Y.
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.
substitute — full definition
- verb To use one thing or person in place of another.
- noun A person or thing used in place of another.