verb
Meaning 1
To act as a replacement or substitute.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 2
To get involved; to act.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
act as a substitute
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: substitute, deputize, deputise
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: supplant, replace, supersede, supervene upon, supercede
Narrower terms: cover
verb
Meaning 4
get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: intervene, interfere, interpose
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: interact
Narrower terms: meddle, tamper, interlope
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: reemplaçar — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- Catalan: substituir — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- French: remplacer — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- French: substituer — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- German: ersetzen — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- German: einspringen — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- Ido: remplasar — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- Italian: rimpiazzare — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- Portuguese: substituir — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- Spanish: reemplazar — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- Spanish: substituir — To act as a replacement or substitute.
- French: intervenir — To get involved
- Greek: επεμβαίνω (epemvaíno) — To get involved
- Greek: παρεμβαίνω (paremvaíno) — To get involved
- Italian: intervenire — To get involved
- Spanish: intervenir — To get involved
- Spanish: tomar cartas en el asunto — To get involved
- Turkish: araya girmek — To get involved
- Turkish: müdahale etmek — To get involved
- Turkish: el atmak — To get involved
- Turkish: karışmak — To get involved