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    Definition of replaces in English Dictionary

  • VerbBFreplacePRreplacingPT, PPreplacedPREré-
    1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of replace.
    2. More Examples
      1. Used in the Middle of Sentence
        • I am going to brick up the window instead of replacing the glass.
        • Note: WPC is very much replaced by the term PC (police constable)
        • Furniss pointed out that in 1972, a year before Lycra skinsuits replaced nylon-skirted suits to spark the first swimwear revolution of the modern era, there were 53 world records set.
      2. Used in the Ending of Sentence
        • Water damage caused the plywood of the floor to delaminate. The layers came apart and the whole piece had to be replaced.
        • The canister is leaking. I think the main seal needs to be replaced.
        • But the risk is that being put on a quango hitlist becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy, as organisations targeted for the chop find their best staff leave and become hard to replace.
    • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
      1. Verbs
        • Verb forms
          • Verb singular forms
            • Third-person singular forms
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      Meaning of replaces for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "replaces" is a verb, more specifically, a verb form.
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