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Definition of 'PLACE' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) place
a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent.

2.  place
space in general:
time and place.

3.  place
the portion of space normally occupied by a person or thing.

4.  place
any part of a body or surface; spot:
a decayed place in a tree.

5.  place
a particular passage in a book or writing.

6.  place
a space or seat for a person, as in a theater or train.

7.  place
position, situation, or circumstances:
I would complain if I were in your place.

8.  place
a proper or appropriate location, position, or time:
A restaurant is no place for an argument.

9.  place
a job, post, or office:
persons in high places.

10.  place
a function or duty:
It is not your place to offer criticism.

11.  place
proper sequence or relationship, as of ideas or details.

12.  place
high position or rank.

13.  place
a region or area:
to travel to distant places.

14.  place
an open space or square in a city or town.

15.  place
a short street or court.

16.  place
an area of habitation, as a city, town, or village.

17.  place
a building, location, etc., set aside for a specific purpose:
a place of worship.

18.  place
a part of a building:
The kitchen is the sunniest place in the house.

19.  place
a residence, dwelling, or house.

20.  place
lieu; substitution (usu. fol. by of):
Use yogurt in place of sour cream.

21.  place
a step or point in order of proceeding:
in the first place.

22.  place
Arith.

23.  place
the position of a figure in a series, as in decimal notation.

24.  place
Usu., places. the figures of the series.

25.  place
one of the three dramatic unities.

26.  place
Sports.

27.  place
a position among the leading competitors, usu. the first, second, or third at the finish line.

28.  place
the position of the competitor who comes in second in a horse race.

29.  place
space for entry or passage:
to make place for the crowds.

30. (v.t.) place
to put in the proper position or order; arrange:
Place the dishes on the table.

31.  place
to put or set in a particular place.

32.  place
to put in a suitable place for some purpose:
to place an advertisement in the newspaper.

33.  place
to put into particular or proper hands.

34.  place
to give (an order or the like) to a supplier.

35.  place
to appoint (a person) to a post or office.

36.  place
to find a place, situation, etc., for (a person).

37.  place
to determine or indicate the place of:
We place health high among our aims.

38.  place
to assign a certain position or rank to.

39.  place
to identify by connecting with the proper place, circumstances, etc:
to place a face.

40.  place
to employ (the voice) to sing or speak with resonant tones.

41. (v.i.) place
to finish among the first three competitors in a race.

42.  place
to finish second in a horse race.

43.  place
to earn a specified standing, as in an examination or competition:
He placed fifth in the class.

44.  place
to give precedence to.

45.  place
to be succeeded or replaced by.

46.  place
in the correct or usual position or order.

47.  place
in the same spot, without advancing or retreating:
to jog in place.

48.  place
not in the correct or usual position or order.

49.  place
unsuitable; inappropriate.


Definition of 'PLACE' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) topographic point, place, spot
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"

2. (noun) place, property
any area set aside for a particular purpose
"who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

3. (noun) place
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"

4. (noun) place
a general vicinity
"He comes from a place near Chicago"

5. (noun) stead, position, place, lieu
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
"can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"

6. (noun) place, shoes
a particular situation
"If you were in my place what would you do?"

7. (noun) home, place
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?"

8. (noun) position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation
a job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury"

9. (noun) position, place
the particular portion of space occupied by something
"he put the lamp back in its place"

10. (noun) place, station
proper or designated social situation
"he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

11. (noun) seat, place
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"

12. (noun) place
the passage that is being read
"he lost his place on the page"

13. (noun) place
proper or appropriate position or location
"a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

14. (noun) plaza, place, piazza
a public square with room for pedestrians
"they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"

15. (noun) place, position
an item on a list or in a sequence
"in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"

16. (verb) space, blank space, place
a blank area
"write your name in the space provided"

17. (verb) put, set, place, pose, position, lay
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"

18. (verb) place
place somebody in a particular situation or location
"he was placed on probation"

19. (verb) rate, rank, range, order, grade, place
assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

20. (verb) locate, place, site
assign a location to
"The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

21. (verb) place
to arrange for
"place a phone call"; "place a bet"

22. (verb) place, come in, come out
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
"Jerry came in third in the Marathon"

23. (verb) target, aim, place, direct, point
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"

24. (verb) identify, place
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
"She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"

25. (verb) place
assign to (a job or a home)

26. (verb) set, localize, localise, place
locate
"The film is set in Africa"

27. (verb) place, put, set
estimate
"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

28. (verb) place, localize, localise
identify the location or place of
"We localized the source of the infection"

29. (verb) invest, put, commit, place
make an investment
"Put money into bonds"

30. (verb) station, post, send, place
assign to a station

31. (verb) place
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
"he bet $2 on number six to place"

32. (verb) place
sing a note with the correct pitch


Definition of 'PLACE' Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary 

1. (noun) place
a position, location, or area
I found a place to hide the presents.; a great place for fishing; Everybody took their places on stage.; Put the money in a safe place

2.  place
in/into place
in/into the correct position
The soldiers were all in place.

3.  place
a country, city, building, house, etc.
I'm looking for a place to live.; Aruba is the best place for a relaxing beach vacation.

4.  place
my/his/her/their/your place
the place sb lives
We can all go back to my place.; churches, temples, and other places of worship

5.  place
place of work/business/worship
a position in a race or competition
Who got first/second/third place?; a candidate in last place

6.  place
importance or position in relation to others
the place of minority ethnic groups in society

7.  place
a seat in a public place or vehicle, or a position in a line of people
I'll save your place in line.

8.  place
the part of a book or speech you have reached
I lost my place in the book.

9.  place
the right to become a member of a team, organization, school, etc.
children who already have a place at the nursery

10.  place
in/into place
ready to be used
Security arrangements are in place for the president's visit.

11.  place
out of place
not fitting in with other people or things
I felt out of place with my sister's friends.; The modern art looked out of place in the old house.

12.  place
put/keep sb in their place
to make sb feel silly or worthless
He put me in my place with a single word.

13.  place
take place
to happen
Nobody knows what took place that night.

14.  place
take the place of
to do sth instead of sb, or be used instead of sth
the manager who took Ryan's place; Video games have taken the place of board games and sports.

15. (verb) place
to put carefully in a position
She placed his picture next to the others.

16.  place
to cause to be in a situation or state
The discovery places the university at the forefront of cancer research.

17.  place
to decide the importance or rank of sth in relation to others
We place teamwork high on our list of priorities.; politicians who place power above principles


Definition of 'PLACE' Webster Dictionary 

1. (noun) PLACE
any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely, unbounded space

2. (noun) PLACE
a broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end

3. (noun) PLACE
a position which is occupied and held; a dwelling; a mansion; a village, town, or city; a fortified town or post; a stronghold; a region or country

4. (noun) PLACE
rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling

5. (noun) PLACE
vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure or removal of another being or thing being implied)

6. (noun) PLACE
a definite position or passage of a document

7. (noun) PLACE
ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as, he said in the first place

8. (noun) PLACE
reception; effect; -- implying the making room for

9. (noun) PLACE
position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude

10. (noun) PLACE
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 settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis

11. (noun) PLACE
to put or set in a particular rank, office, or position; to surround with particular circumstances or relations in life; to appoint to certain station or condition of life; as, in whatever sphere one is placed

12. (noun) PLACE
to put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank

13. (noun) PLACE
to set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend

14. (noun) PLACE
to attribute; to ascribe; to set down


Translation of 'PLACE' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a particular spot or area
a quiet place in the country; I spent my holiday in various different places.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: plek Arabic flag Arabic: مَكان Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: място
Brazilian flag Brazilian: lugar Czech flag Czech: místo German flag German: der Ort
Danish flag Danish: sted Greek flag Greek: τόπος, μέρος, τοποθεσία Spanish flag Spanish: sitio, lugar
Estonian flag Estonian: koht Farsi flag Farsi: مکان؛ جا Finnish flag Finnish: paikka
French flag French: endroit Hebrew flag Hebrew: מָקוֹם Hindi flag Hindi: स्थान, जगह
Croatian flag Croatian: mjesto Hungarian flag Hungarian: hely Indonesian flag Indonesian: tempat
Icelandic flag Icelandic: staður Italian flag Italian: luogo Japanese flag Japanese: 場所
Korean flag Korean: 장소 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: vieta Latvian flag Latvian: vieta
Malay flag Malay: tempat Dutch flag Dutch: plaats, plek Norwegian flag Norwegian: sted
Polish flag Polish: miejsce Persian flag Persian: مکان؛ جا Pashto flag Pashto: ځای
Portuguese flag Portuguese: lugar Romanian flag Romanian: loc Russian flag Russian: место
Slovak flag Slovak: miesto, oblasť, kraj Slovenian flag Slovenian: kraj Serbian flag Serbian: mesto
Swedish flag Swedish: plats, ställe Thai flag Thai: สถานที่ Turkish flag Turkish: yer
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 地方 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: місце Urdu flag Urdu: جگہ
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: nơi Chinese flag Chinese: 地方

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