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Place is defined as a particular location or space or the particular area normally occupied by something.

(noun)

An example of place is Manhattan.
An example of place is the spot where a particular book belongs.

Place means to put in the proper position or order or to set down.

(verb)

An example of place is to set the table.
An example of place is to put a book on the table.

See place in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a square or court in a city
a short street, often closed at one end
space; room
a particular area or locality; region
1. the part of space occupied by a person or thing
2. situation or state: if I were in his place
a city, town, or village
a residence; dwelling; house and grounds
a building or space devoted to a special purpose: a place of amusement
a particular spot on or part of the body or a surface: a sore place on the leg
a particular passage or page in a book, magazine, etc., esp. the point where one has temporarily stopped reading: to mark one's place
position or standing, esp. one of importance, accorded to one: one's place in history
a step or point in a sequence: in the first place
the customary, proper, or natural position, time, or character
a space used, reserved, or customarily occupied by a person, as a seat in a theater, at a table, etc.
an office; employment; position
official position
the duties of any position
the duty, or business (of a person)
in racing, the first, second, or third position at the finish, specif. the second position
Arith. the position of a digit in a number (Ex.: in 12.3 the one is in the ten's place, the two in the unit's place, and the three in the tenth's place)

Origin: OFr < L platea, a broad street (in LL, an open space) < Gr plateia, a street < platys, broad: see platy-

transitive verb placed, placing

1. to put in a particular place, condition, or relation
2. to put in an assigned or proper place, as in a sequence or series
3. ☆ to identify by associating with the correct place or circumstances: to place somebody's face
to find employment or a position for; appoint to an office
to arrange for a desired handling, treatment, or allocation of: to place a shipment, to place a child for adoption
to assign (a value)
to make or give as an estimate
to offer (a proposal, problem, etc.) to be considered
to repose (confidence, trust, hope, etc.) in a person or thing
to adjust (the voice) to head or chest register
to finish in (a specified position) in a competition: to place last

Origin: Fr placer

intransitive verb

Sports to finish among the first three in a contest; specif., to finish second in a horse or dog race

See place in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

a. An area with definite or indefinite boundaries; a portion of space.
b. Room or space, especially adequate space: There is place for everyone at the back of the room.
a. The particular portion of space occupied by or allocated to a person or thing.
b. A building or an area set aside for a specified purpose: a place of worship.
a. A dwelling; a house: bought a place on the lake.
b. A business establishment or office.
c. A locality, such as a town or city: visited many places.
Abbr. Pl. A public square or street with houses in a town.
a. A space in which one person, such as a passenger or spectator, can sit or stand.
b. A setting for one person at a table.
A position regarded as belonging to someone or something else; stead: She was chosen in his place.
A particular point that one has reached, as in a book: I have lost my place.
A particular spot, as on the body: the place that hurts.
a. The proper or designated role or function: the place of the media in a free society.
b. The proper or customary position or order: These books are out of place.
c. A suitable setting or occasion: not the place to argue.
d. The appropriate right or duty: not her place to criticize.
Social station: He overstepped his place.
A particular situation or circumstance: Put yourself in my place.
High rank or status.
A job, post, or position: found a place in the company.
Relative position in a series; standing.
Games Second position for betting purposes, as in a horserace.
The specified stage in a list of points to be made, as in an argument: in the first place.
Mathematics A position in a numeral or series.

verb placed placed, plac·ing, plac·es

verb, transitive

To put in or as if in a particular place or position; set.
To put in a specified relation or order: Place the words in alphabetical order.
To offer for consideration: placed the matter before the board.
To find accommodation or employment for.
To put into a particular condition: placed him under arrest.
To arrange for the publication or display of: place an advertisement in the newspaper.
To appoint to a post: placed her in a key position.
a. To rank in an order or sequence: I'd place him second best.
b. To estimate: placed the distance at 100 feet.
To identify or classify in a particular context: could not place that person's face.
a. To give an order for: place a bet.
b. To apply or arrange for: place an order.
To adjust (one's voice) for the best possible effects.