take the place of
To supersede; to come to be used instead of someone or somethingTo supersede; to come to be used instead of someone or something.
Meaning
1 sensesTo supersede; to come to be used instead of someone or something.
Computers have taken the place of paper for many everyday office tasks.
Examples
5145 sentencesI take care of my grandfather.
Я доглядаю свого дідуся. — deniko
ruЯ забочусь о своём дедушке. — odexed
deIch kümmere mich um meinen Großvater. — Wolf
She took care of his wound.
Вона подбала про його рану. — Internecivus
ruОна позаботилась о его ране. — sharptoothed
deSie versorgte seine Wunde. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom can take care of himself.
Том може сам про себе потурбуватися. — deniko
ruТом может о себе позаботиться. — odexed
Tom takes good care of Mary.
Том добре піклується про Мері. — deniko
ruТом хорошо заботится о Мэри. — odexed
deTom kümmert sich gut um Mary. — Zaghawa
I take a lot of pictures.
Я багато фотографую. — deniko
ruЯ много фотографирую. — odexed
deIch mache viele Fotos. — nexx
Translations
1 languagesForms
takes the place of, taking the place of, took the place of, taken the place of| Base form | take the place of · to take the place of |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes the place of |
| Present participle | taking the place of |
| Past simple | took the place of |
| Past participle | taken the place of |
irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle