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ersätta — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • double adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
  • reimburse verb To pay someone back for money they spent or a loss they suffered.
  • 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 the place of; to replace, to supersede.

Senses

ersätta is used for these senses in English:

  • double To be the double of; to exceed by twofold; to contain or be worth twice as much as.
  • reimburse To compensate with payment; especially, to repay money spent on one's behalf.
  • supersede (transitive) To take the place of.
  • supplant (transitive) To take the place of; to replace, to supersede.

double — full definition

  1. adj Twice the usual size, amount, or number, or consisting of two matching parts.
  2. verb To make or become twice as large.
  3. noun A person who closely resembles and can stand in for another, often in film for dangerous stunts.

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