place

place: noun

1》 a particular position or point in space; a location.

    ↘informal a person's home.

    ↘a point in a book reached by a reader at a particular time.

2》 a portion of space available or designated for someone.

    ↘a vacancy or available position: a place at university.

    ↘the regular or proper position of something: lay each slab in place.

3》 a position in a sequence or hierarchy.

    ↘a person's rank or status.

    ↘a specific role or position: it's not my place to ask.

    ↘Brit. any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race.

    ↘N. Amer. the second position, especially in a horse race.

4》 the position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal notation: calculate the ratios to one decimal place.

5》 [in place names] a square or short street.

verb

1》 put in a particular position.

2》 find an appropriate place or role for.

    ↘arrange for the implementation of (an order, bet, etc.).

    ↘order or obtain a connection for (a telephone call).

    ↘dispose of (something, especially shares) by selling.

3》 allocate or award a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy.

    ↘(be placed) Brit. achieve a specified position in a race.

    ↘be among the first three or four in a race (or the first three in the US).

4》 remember the relevant background of: she eventually said she couldn't place him.

5》 Rugby & American Football score (a goal) by a place kick.

Phrases

give place to be succeeded or replaced by.

go places informal

1》 travel.

2》 be increasingly successful.

in one's place in one's appropriate (but inferior) position or status.

in place

1》 working or ready to work; established.

2》 N. Amer. on the spot; not travelling any distance.

in place of instead of.

out of place not in the proper position.

↘in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous.

put oneself in another's place consider a situation from another's point of view.

put someone in their place deflate or humiliate someone regarded as being presumptuous.

take place occur.

take one's place take up one's usual or recognized position.

take the place of replace.

Derivatives

placeless adjective

Origin

ME: from OFr., from an alt. of L. platea 'open space', from Gk plateia (hodos) 'broad (way)'.

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Synonyms:

Area, courtyard, broad way, open space, square, Put, set, station, lay, settle, deposit, commit, locate, seat, fix, establish, dispose, arrange / Room, ground, occasion, reason, opportunity / Room, stead / Space / Room, reception, acceptance, effect / Rank, order of importance / Situation, position, locality, location, station, spot, site, Invest, put at interest, lend / Office, charge, function, employment, post, official station, Appoint, set, induct, establish in office / Rank, standing, grade, condition, occupation, calling, Set, fix / Mansion, residence, abode, dwelling seat, Attribute, ascribe, impute / Town, village, city / Stronghold, fortified post, fort, fortress / Portion, passage, part, paragraph / Point, degree in order

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place — [ plas ] n. f. • 1080 « endroit »; lat. pop. °plattea, class. platea I ♦ 1 ♦ (1370; h. XIIe) Lieu public, espace découvert, généralement entouré de constructions. ⇒ esplanade, rond point; piazza. Petite place. ⇒ placette. Place d une ville… … Encyclopédie Universelle
placé — place [ plas ] n. f. • 1080 « endroit »; lat. pop. °plattea, class. platea I ♦ 1 ♦ (1370; h. XIIe) Lieu public, espace découvert, généralement entouré de constructions. ⇒ esplanade, rond point; piazza. Petite place. ⇒ placette. Place d une ville… … Encyclopédie Universelle
place — PLACE. s. f. Lieu, espace qu occupe ou peut occuper une personne, une chose. La place est remplie. la place est vuide. mettre chaque chose à sa place. en sa place. laisser la place libre. changer des livres, des meubles de place. il change de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Place — (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space regarded as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
place — Place, f. penac. Est un lieu subdial et à descouvert sans bastimens, et se prend tantost pour le rez de chaussée, Solum. Comme quand on dit, Il n y a que la place, Solum nudum, et sine superficie. Nuda area. Et tantost pour le lieu destiné au… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
placé — placé, ée (pla sé, sée) part. passé de placer. 1° Mis dans un certain lieu, dans une certaine place. • Placé loin de vos yeux, j étais vers le rivage Où nos fiers ennemis osaient nous résister, VOLT. Tancr. V, 1. • Les yeux placés comme… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
place — [plās] n. [OFr < L platea, a broad street (in LL, an open space) < Gr plateia, a street < platys, broad: see PLATY ] 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… … English World dictionary
place — ► NOUN 1) a particular position or location. 2) a portion of space occupied by or set aside for someone or something. 3) a vacancy or available position. 4) a position in a sequence or hierarchy. 5) the position of a figure in a series indicated… … English terms dictionary
Place — Place, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placing}.] [Cf. F. placer. See {Place}, n.] 1. To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Place — ist der Name folgender Personen: Francis Place (1771−1854), englischer radikaler Sozialreformer und Chartist Mary Kay Place (* 1947), US amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin Ullin Place (1924–2000), britischer Philosoph und Psychologe Victor … Deutsch Wikipedia
place — n Place, position, location, situation, site, spot, station are comparable when they mean the point or portion of space occupied by or chosen for a thing. Place, the most general of these terms, carries as its basic implication the idea of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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