заме́на — meaning in English

English meaning

• change verb To become different, or to make something different.
• commutation noun Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
• replacement noun A person or thing that takes the place of another.
• substitute verb To use one thing or person in place of another.
• substitution noun The act of putting one thing in place of another, or the result of doing so.

Senses

заме́на is used for these senses in English:

• change (countable) A replacement.
• commutation (obsolete) The act of giving one thing for another; barter; exchange.
• replacement A person or thing that takes the place of another; a substitute.
• substitute A replacement or stand-in for something that achieves a similar result or purpose.
• substitute (sports) A player who is available to replace another if the need arises, and who may or may not actually do so.
• substitution The act of substituting or the state of being substituted.

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.

commutation — full definition

1. noun Substitution of one thing for another; interchange.
2. noun Specifically, the substitution of one kind of payment for another, especially a switch to monetary payment from obligations of labour.
3. noun The change to a lesser penalty or punishment by the State
4. noun Substitution, as a means of discriminating between phonemes.

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