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UK
/plˈeɪs/
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[ US /ˈpɫeɪs/ ]
[ US /ˈpɫeɪs/ ]
VERB
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place somebody in a particular situation or location
he was placed on probation -
estimate
We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M. -
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
criticism directed at her superior
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself -
to arrange for
place a phone call
place a bet - assign to a station
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assign a rank or rating to
The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
how would you rank these students? -
assign a location to
The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles - assign to (a job or a home)
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locate
The film is set in Africa - sing a note with the correct pitch
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make an investment
Put money into bonds -
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
Jerry came in third in the Marathon -
put into a certain place or abstract location
Place emphasis on a certain point
Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
Set the tray down
Put your things here -
identify the location or place of
We localized the source of the infection -
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
She identified the man on the `wanted' poster -
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
he bet $2 on number six to place
NOUN
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
this is a nice place for a picnic
a bright spot on a planet -
a job in an organization
he occupied a post in the treasury -
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
he booked their seats in advance
he sat in someone else's place -
a particular situation
If you were in my place what would you do? -
a general vicinity
He comes from a place near Chicago -
proper or appropriate position or location
a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen -
an item on a list or in a sequence
moved from third to fifth position
in the second place -
proper or designated social situation
he overstepped his place
married above her station
the responsibilities of a man in his station -
the passage that is being read
he lost his place on the page -
where you live at a particular time
your place or mine?
he doesn't have a home to go to
deliver the package to my home -
the particular portion of space occupied by something
he put the lamp back in its place -
a blank area
write your name in the space provided -
a public square with room for pedestrians
they met at Elm Plaza
Grosvenor Place -
any area set aside for a particular purpose
who owns this place?
the president was concerned about the property across from the White House -
an abstract mental location
a place in my heart
he has a special place in my thoughts
a political system with no place for the less prominent groups -
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
took his place
can you go in my stead?
in lieu of
How To Use place In A Sentence
- Their dried dung is found everywhere, and is in many places the only fuel afforded by the plains; their skulls, which last longer than any other part of the animal, are among the most familiar of objects to the plainsman; their bones are in many districts so plentiful that it has become a regular industry, followed by hundreds of men (christened "bone hunters" by the frontiersmen), to go out with wagons and collect them in great numbers for the sake of the phosphates they yield; and Bad Lands, plateaus, and prairies alike, are cut up in all directions by the deep ruts which were formerly buffalo trails. VIII. The Lordly Buffalo
- The main square is called “Rynek” (which basically means “central market place”), and in the middle there are two buildings: “Ratusz” or City Hall (compare with German “Rathaus”) and “Sukiennice”, a long one-level building not unlike a bazaar, filled with stores. Matthew Yglesias » Krakow
- He was going back to the place where there was no feeling, because emotion and love were not allowed.
- To avoid leaving the center posts in the permanent work, two rows of temporary posts were placed, as shown by Fig. 1, Plate LX, the center wall and skewback were built, and the posts were removed, as shown by Fig. 2, Plate LX, before placing the remainder of the lining. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, Vol. LXVIII, Sept. 1910 The New York Tunnel Extension of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The Cross-Town Tunnels. Paper No. 1158
- Just before serving, prepare a few small cheese ravioli and place them in each bowl before you add the soup.
- In many places, glittering among the clothes, were gold and silver coins, a few silver ornaments such as buckles, and watches -- things not missed by the pirates in the transport of their flight. The Frozen Pirate
- Leaving London they went to Paris, where they passed a few days, but soon grew weary of the place; and Lord Chetwynde, feeling a kind of languor, which seemed to him like a premonition of disease, he decided to go to Germany. The Cryptogram A Novel
- Assemble the table on a level surface, turn the top wheel upside down and place the seat wheel on top of it.
- You submit to subterfuge, you replace your ordinary parents by a little less ordinary, but still quite ordinary folks, Katrien and the commissaris. Just a Corpse at Twilight
- Once the thrill of its discovery had passed, Peter got onto the business of exploring the place a little better.