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place (plās)

noun

  1. a square or court in a city
  2. a short street, often closed at one end
  3. space; room
  4. 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
  6. a city, town, or village
  7. a residence; dwelling; house and grounds
  8. a building or space devoted to a special purpose a place of amusement
  9. a particular spot on or part of the body or a surface a sore place on the leg
  10. a particular passage or page in a book, magazine, etc., esp. the point where one has temporarily stopped reading to mark one's place
  11. position or standing, esp. one of importance, accorded to one one's place in history
  12. a step or point in a sequence in the first place
  13. the customary, proper, or natural position, time, or character
  14. a space used, reserved, or customarily occupied by a person, as a seat in a theater, at a table, etc.
  15. an office; employment; position
  16. official position
  17. the duties of any position
  18. the duty, or business (of a person)
  19. in racing, the first, second, or third position at the finish, specif. the second position
  20. 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)

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

transitive verb placed, plac′·ing

    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
  2. to find employment or a position for; appoint to an office
  3. to arrange for a desired handling, treatment, or allocation of to place a shipment, to place a child for adoption
  4. to assign (a value)
  5. to make or give as an estimate
  6. to offer (a proposal, problem, etc.) to be considered
  7. to repose (confidence, trust, hope, etc.) in a person or thing
  8. to adjust (the voice) to head or chest register
  9. to finish in (a specified position) in a competition to place last

Etymology: Fr placer

intransitive verb

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

place Idioms

give place

  1. to make room
  2. to yield

go places

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Slang to achieve success

in (or out of) place

  1. in (or out of) the customary, proper, or assigned place
  2. that is (or is not) fitting, proper, or timely

in place of

as a substitute for; instead of

know one's place

to be conscious of one's (inferior) position or rank in life and act accordingly

put someone in his (or her) place

to humble someone who is overstepping bounds

run in place

to move the legs alternately as in running, but remain in the same place, not going forward or backward

take place

to come into being; happen; occur

take the place of

to be a substitute for

place Synonyms

place

n.

  1. Position

    station, point, spot; see position 1.

  2. Space

    room, compass, stead, void, distance, area, seat, volume, berth, reservation, accommodation; see also extent.

  3. Locality

    spot, locus, site, community, district, suburb, country, section, habitat, home, residence, abode, house, quarters; see also area 2, neighborhood, region 1.

  4. Rank

    status, position, station; see rank 3.

  5. An office

    position, situation, occupation; see job 1, profession 1, trade 2.

  6. A courtlike space

    square, park, plaza; see court 1, yard 1.

give place (to)

make room for, move over for, surrender to; see yield 3.

go places*

attain success, achieve, advance; see succeed 1.

in place

in order, arranged, fitting, timely, appropriate; see also fit 1, 2.

in place of

as a substitute for, instead, taking the place of; see instead of.

know one's place

adapt, accept one's station, remain acquiescent, remain in one's position; see conform.

out of place

  1. Lost

    mislaid, displaced, gone; see lost 1.

  2. Improper

    inappropriate, unsuitable, not fitting; see improper 1.

put someone in his place

humiliate, reprimand, derogate; see humble.

take place

occur, come into being, be; see happen 2.

take the place of

replace, act in one's stead, serve as proxy for; see substitute 2.

place Synonyms

place

v.

  1. To put in a place

    locate, dispose, allot, allocate, settle, assign, deposit, distribute, put, plant, lodge, quarter, store, stow, set, situate, fix in, put in place, consign to a place, lay; see also install.

    Antonyms remove*, displace*, dislodge. *

  2. To put in order

    fix, arrange, group; see order 3.

  3. *To be among the winners

    conquer, overwhelm, gain victory; see defeat 1, win 1.

place Usage Examples

Object

  • emphasis: The recent planning reforms have placed a greater emphasis on consultation ( e.g.
  • order: BACK TO TOP Can I place an order from overseas?
  • burden: HAI adds to the suffering for patients and places an economic burden on the healthcare system.
  • restriction: Beware that some command shells may place restrictions on the length of the command line.
  • advertisement: Often they recruit for a charity by placing an advertisement as well as trawling their own database.

Converse of object

take: The next public course will take place on Friday 18th February in our training center in Aldgate, London.

Adjective modifier

  • first: What are My Chances to Get the First Place in Search Engine Listings?
  • safe: Units are meant to offer a safe place for you.
  • third: In 2005 this had dropped into third place with 54 % .
  • second: This result kept the team in second place, 21 goals behind UWE.
  • perfect: When we play there it's a perfect place to swing the blues.
  • ideal: An ideal place for a business trip or just pleasure.

Noun used with modifier

  • market: In a crowded market place I didn't think a new player would offer anything ⦠well ⦠erm ⦠new.
  • th: The Molby reign ended in October 2002 as the Tigers languished in 18 th place.
  • nursery: Apply for a nursery place near you You can use the link below to apply for a nursery school place online.
  • meeting: This is a friendly meeting place where you can develop your writing skills.
  • childcare: This will: ensure the creation of at least 250,000 childcare places by 2006, including childcare provided directly in children's centers.

Preposition: of

  • worship: These two young men were strangers; they attended different places of worship on the Sabbath, for Stephen would attend the African synagogue.
  • birth: His place of birth is an enigma, tho most likely in the north, in the region of the Wall.

Preposition: under

grill: Place under a preheated grill for 6-8 minutes, turning occasionally until tender and golden brown.

Browse dictionary entries near place

  1. ‹ placate
  2. ‹ placard
  3. ‹ placable
  4. ‹ Pléiade
  5. ‹ pl
  6. ‹ Pkwy
  7. ‹ PKU
  8. ‹ pkt
  9. ‹ PKM
  10. ‹ PKI
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