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took the place of

took the place of is the simple past of take the place of.

Meaning of take the place of

Verb

take the place of (third-person singular simple present takes the place of, present participle taking the place of, simple past took the place of, past participle taken the place of)

  1. To supersede; to come to be used instead of someone or something.
    • Computers have taken the place of paper for many everyday office tasks.

Questions about took the place of

What is took the place of the simple past of?
Took the place of is the simple past of take the place of.

Words near took the place of in the dictionary

  1. took the mickey
  2. took the micky
  3. took the offensive
  4. took the pee
  5. took the piss
  6. took the place of
  7. took the plunge
  8. took the point
  9. took the purple
  10. took the rap
  11. took the red eye

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