take the place (테이크 더 **플레**이스) — to replace someone or something; to substitute for
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to replace someone or something; to substitute for
Pronunciation (IPA): /teɪk ðə pleɪs/
Korean meaning: ~을 대신하다, ~의 자리를 차지하다
Korean pronunciation: 테이크 더 **플레**이스
Example Sentences
- Pizza can never take the place of my mom's homemade kimchi stew!
- When the main actor got sick, his understudy had to take the place at the last minute.
- My cat thinks it can take the place of my laptop on my desk.
take the place
VERB//teɪk ðə pleɪs//
to replace someone or something; to substitute for
💡 Concept
The understudy will take the place of the lead actress tonight.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/teɪk ðə pleɪs/
🇬🇧 UK/teɪk ðə pleɪs/
🌳Etymology
Origin
take는 고대 노르웨이어 'taka'에서, place는 라틴어 'platea'(넓은 길)에서 유래. 원래 '어떤 위치를 차지하다'의 의미로 발전했다.
🎵Rhyme
placefacespacerace
place
face
space
race
🔗Collocations
take the place of someone
take someone's place
gradually take the place
completely take the place
take the place in history
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“Pizza can never take the place of my mom's homemade kimchi stew!”
“When the main actor got sick, his understudy had to take the place at the last minute.”
😄 Fun example
“My cat thinks it can take the place of my laptop on my desk.”
“Online meetings are taking the place of face-to-face conferences.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
replacesubstitute forstand in forfill in forsupersede
Antonyms
vacateabandonleave
Related
positionsubstitutereplacementsuccessoralternative
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