displace
To put out of place; to disarrangeTo put out of place; to disarrange.
» What language, if any, will displace English as the world's lingua franca?
Яка мова, якщо це взагалі станеться, буде наступною «лінгва франка» сучасного світу замість англійської?
Meaning
6 sensesTo put out of place; to disarrange.
To move something, or someone, especially to forcibly move people from their homeland.
umsiedeln, vertreiben, verschieben
переміщатиperemiščaty, перемісти́тиperemistýty
To supplant, or take the place of something or someone; to substitute.
verdrängen
витіснятиvytisnjaty, заміщатиzamiščaty
take the place of or have precedence over
To replace, on account of being superior to or more suitable than that which is being replaced.
Electronic calculators soon displaced the older mechanical kind.
To have a weight equal to that of the water displaced.
To repress.
Examples
25 sentencesWhat language, if any, will displace English as the world's lingua franca?
Яка мова, якщо це взагалі станеться, буде наступною «лінгва франка» сучасного світу замість англійської?
Will the mission help displaced families?
This technology will undoubtedly displace millions of jobs.
Mary offered child care services for displaced families.
Dozens of thousands of people are displaced by war.
ruДесятки тысяч людей вынуждены покинуть свои дома из-за войны.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer).From Middle French desplacer (French: déplacer).
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Forms
displaces, displacing, displaced, displacedSynonyms
13 synonymsWord family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle