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Word: Take Place

Part of Speech: Verb Phrase

Meaning: "Take place" means to happen or occur. We use it when we talk about events, situations, or activities that are happening.

Usage Instructions:

• You can use "take place" when discussing events like meetings, celebrations, or any planned activity.
• It is often used in the past tense ("took place") to describe something that has already happened.

Examples:

1. The concert will take place in the park this Saturday.
2. The meeting took place last week, and everything went well.

Advanced Usage:

• You can use "take place" in different tenses to describe when an event happens:
  • Present: The festival takes place every summer.
  • Past: The wedding took place in a beautiful church.
  • Future: The conference will take place next month.

Word Variants:

• "Took place" (past tense)
• "Taking place" (present continuous)

Different Meanings:

While "take place" primarily means to happen, it can also imply the arrangement or scheduling of an event.

Synonyms:

• Occur
• Happen
• Transpire
• Come about

Idioms:

"Take place" is not typically used in idiomatic expressions, but it is straightforward and easily understood in context.

Academic

Verb

1. come to pass
   • What is happening?
   • The meeting took place off without an incidence
   • Nothing occurred that seemed important

Synonyms

• happen
• hap
• go on
• pass off
• occur
• pass
• fall out
• come about