place
/pleis/
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Definition
Noun:
- A particular point or area in space; a location: "place" refers to a specific spot, area, or geographical location.
- A building or area used for a specific purpose: "place" can denote a house, home, or a site designated for a particular activity.
- A position in a sequence or hierarchy: "place" indicates a rank, order, or social position.
- A proper or suitable location or moment: "place" refers to the correct or appropriate spot for something or someone.
- A passage in a text: "place" can mean the point in a book or speech where one has stopped reading or is referring to.
- A seat or space reserved for sitting: "place" denotes a specific spot, such as in a theater or vehicle.
- A job or position of employment: "place" can refer to a situation or post in an organization.
Verb:
- To put or set in a particular position or location: The primary meaning is to position something somewhere.
- To identify or remember the context of someone or something: "place" means to recognize or recall in relation to a specific context.
- To assign a rank or position: "place" means to rank or order in a competition or hierarchy.
- To make an investment or order: "place" can mean to put money into something or to make a request, such as an order.
- To find a job or home for someone: "place" means to arrange for someone to have a position or residence.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- This is a nice place for a picnic. (This location is suitable for a picnic.)
- He just bought a new place in the city. (He just purchased a new home in the city.)
- She finished in second place in the race. (She achieved the rank of second in the competition.)
- Everything has its place in this drawer. (Everything has its correct location in this drawer.)
- I lost my place in the book. (I forgot the page or passage where I stopped reading.)
Verb:
- Please place the book on the table. (Please put the book on the table.)
- I know I've met him, but I can't place him. (I recognize him but cannot remember the context of our meeting.)
- The judges placed her first in the competition. (The judges ranked her as number one.)
- He placed a bet on the horse. (He made a wager on the horse.)
- The agency placed him in a good job. (The agency found a good job for him.)
Advanced Usage
"to take place": to happen, to occur.
- The meeting will take place at noon. (The meeting will happen at noon.)
"in place of": instead of, as a substitute for.
- She attended the meeting in place of her manager. (She went to the meeting instead of her manager.)
"out of place": not suitable for the situation; inappropriate.
- His casual remark felt out of place at the formal dinner. (His informal comment seemed inappropriate.)
"in the first place": originally; to begin with (used to introduce a primary reason or point).
- In the first place, I never agreed to this plan. (To begin with, I never consented to this.)
Variants and Related Words
- Displace (verb): to take over the place, position, or role of; to force someone to leave their home.
- The new technology could displace many workers.
- Replace (verb): to take the place of; to put something new in the position of something old.
- Please replace the book on the shelf.
- Placement (noun): the action of placing or the state of being placed; a job placement.
- The placement of the furniture was perfect.
- Plaza (noun): a public square, marketplace, or similar open space in a town or city. (Note: This is a specific type of place, often used in proper names like "Grosvenor Place").
Synonyms
- Noun: Location, spot, site, position, rank, home, residence.
- Verb: Put, set, position, locate, rank, identify.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Place down: to put something down on a surface.
- He placed down his bag and sat. (He put his bag down.)
- Place upon/on: to put something onto a surface; to bestow something (like trust or blame) on someone.
- She placed the blame on her colleague. (She attributed the fault to her colleague.)
Related Idioms
- A place in the sun: a favorable or advantageous position.
- After years of hard work, she finally found her place in the sun.
- Between a rock and a hard place: in a difficult situation where both choices are bad.
- The new policy puts the manager between a rock and a hard place.
- Put someone in their place: to remind someone of their lower status; to humble someone.
- His arrogant comment made her want to put him in his place.
Noun
- a blank area
- write your name in the space provided
- an item on a list or in a sequence
- in the second place
- moved from third to fifth position
- a public square with room for pedestrians
- they met at Elm Plaza
- Grosvenor Place
- proper or appropriate position or location
- a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
- the passage that is being read
- he lost his place on the page
- 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
- proper or designated social situation
- he overstepped his place
- the responsibilities of a man in his station
- married above her station
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
- he put the lamp back in its place
- a job in an organization
- he occupied a post in the treasury
- where you live at a particular time
- deliver the package to my home
- he doesn't have a home to go to
- your place or mine?
- a particular situation
- If you were in my place what would you do?
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
- can you go in my stead?
- took his place
- in lieu of
- a general vicinity
- He comes from a place near Chicago
- an abstract mental location
- he has a special place in my thoughts
- a place in my heart
- a political system with no place for the less prominent groups
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
- who owns this place?
- the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
- 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
Verb
- sing a note with the correct pitch
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
- he bet $2 on number six to place
- assign to a station
- make an investment
- Put money into bonds
- identify the location or place of
- We localized the source of the infection
- estimate
- We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
- locate
- The film is set in Africa
- assign to (a job or a home)
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
- She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
- criticism directed at her superior
- direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
- Jerry came in third in the Marathon
- to arrange for
- place a phone call
- place a bet
- assign a location to
- The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
- assign a rank or rating to
- how would you rank these students?
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
- place somebody in a particular situation or location
- he was placed on probation
- put into a certain place or abstract location
- Put your things here
- Set the tray down
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
- Place emphasis on a certain point