Definitions for place
pleɪsplace

Princeton's WordNet(3.50 / 6 votes)Rate this definition:

1. topographic point, place, spotnoun

   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. place, propertynoun

   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. placenoun

   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. placenoun

   a general vicinity

   "He comes from a place near Chicago"

5. stead, position, place, lieunoun

   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. place, shoesnoun

   a particular situation

   "If you were in my place what would you do?"

7. home, placenoun

   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. position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situationnoun

   a job in an organization

   "he occupied a post in the treasury"

9. position, placenoun

   the particular portion of space occupied by something

   "he put the lamp back in its place"

10. place, stationnoun

    proper or designated social situation

    "he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"

11. seat, placenoun

    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. placenoun

    the passage that is being read

    "he lost his place on the page"

13. placenoun

    proper or appropriate position or location

    "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

14. plaza, place, piazzanoun

    a public square with room for pedestrians

    "they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"

15. place, positionnoun

    an item on a list or in a sequence

    "in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"

16. space, blank space, placeverb

    a blank area

    "write your name in the space provided"

17. put, set, place, pose, position, layverb

    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. placeverb

    place somebody in a particular situation or location

    "he was placed on probation"

19. rate, rank, range, order, grade, placeverb

    assign a rank or rating to

    "how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

20. locate, place, siteverb

    assign a location to

    "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

21. placeverb

    to arrange for

    "place a phone call"; "place a bet"

22. place, come in, come outverb

    take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

    "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"

23. target, aim, place, direct, pointverb

    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. identify, placeverb

    recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

    "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"

25. placeverb

    assign to (a job or a home)

26. set, localize, localise, placeverb

    locate

    "The film is set in Africa"

27. place, put, setverb

    estimate

    "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

28. place, localize, localiseverb

    identify the location or place of

    "We localized the source of the infection"

29. invest, put, commit, placeverb

    make an investment

    "Put money into bonds"

30. station, post, send, placeverb

    assign to a station

31. placeverb

    finish second or better in a horse or dog race

    "he bet $2 on number six to place"

32. placeverb

    sing a note with the correct pitch

Wiktionary(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. placenoun

   A location or position.

   Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

2. placenoun

   An open space, courtyard, market square.

   Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

3. placenoun

   A group of houses.

   They live in Westminster Place.

   Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

4. placenoun

   A region of a land.

   He is going back to his native place on vacation.

   Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

5. placenoun

   Somewhere for a person to sit.

   We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.

   Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

6. placenoun

   A frame of mind.

   I'm in a strange place at the moment.

   Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

7. placenoun

   A house or home.

   Do you want to come over to my place later?

   Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

8. placenoun

   A role or purpose; a station.

   It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.

   Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

9. placenoun

   Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.

   Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

10. placeverb

    To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

    He placed the glass on the table.

    Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

11. placeverb

    To earn a given spot in a competition.

    The win against the Mets placed the Cowboys in third place in the league.

    Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

12. placeverb

    To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.

    I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.

    Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

13. placeverb

    To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.

    Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.

    Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

14. placeverb

    To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.

    Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

15. placeverb

    To arrange for or to make (a bet).

    I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.

    Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

16. placeverb

    To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.

    They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.

    Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

17. placenoun

    The position of a contestant in a competition.

    We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.

    Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

18. placenoun

    The position as a member of a sports team.

    He lost his place in the national team.

    Etymology: From place, from plæse, plætse, plæce, from platea, from πλατεῖα, shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός. Reinforced in Middle English by place. Displaced native lough, loogh, loȝ (from loh), stede (from stede), stowe (from stow).

Webster Dictionary(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Placenoun

   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. Placenoun

   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. Placenoun

   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. Placenoun

   rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling

5. Placenoun

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

6. Placenoun

   a definite position or passage of a document

7. Placenoun

   ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as, he said in the first place

8. Placenoun

   reception; effect; -- implying the making room for

9. Placenoun

   position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude

10. Placenoun

    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. Placenoun

    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. Placenoun

    to put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank

13. Placenoun

    to set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend

14. Placenoun

    to attribute; to ascribe; to set down

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1. Place

   The United States Census Bureau defines the term place as a concentration of population. The types of places defined by the Census Bureau are incorporated places, such as a city, town or village, and census designated place, which resembles a city, town or village but lacks its own government. The concentration of population must have a name, be locally recognized, and not be part of any other place. Places typically have a residential nucleus, a closely spaced street pattern and frequently have commercial or other urban types of land use. Incorporated places are defined by the laws of the states that they are in. The Census Bureau designates criteria for delineating CDPs. A small settlement in the open countryside or the densely settled fringe of a large city may not be a place as defined by the Census Bureau. As of the 1990 Census, only 26% of the people in the United States lived outside of places.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Place

   plās, n. a broad way in a city: an open space used for a particular purpose: a particular locality: a town: room to dwell, sit, or stand in: the position held by anybody, employment, office, a situation: a mansion with its grounds: proper position or dignity, priority in such: stead: passage in a book: a topic, matter of discourse: in sporting contests, position among the first three.—v.t. to put in any place or condition: to find a home for: to settle: to lend: invest: to ascribe.—n. Place′-hunt′er, one who seeks eagerly official position or public office.—adj. Place′less, without place or office.—ns. Place′man, one who has a place or office under a government:—pl. Place′men; Place′ment, placing or setting; Place′-mong′er, one who traffics in appointments to places; Place′-name, the name of a place or locality: a local name; Plac′er.—Give place, to make room, to yield; Have place, to have existence; In place, in position: opportune; Out of place, inappropriate, unseasonable; Take place, to come to pass: to take precedence of. [Fr.,—L. platea, a broad street—Gr. plateia, a street—platys, broad.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. place

   A fortress, especially its main body.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. place

   In fortification, signifies, in general terms, a fortified town, a fortress; hence we say it is a strong place.

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1. place

   A specific point or space.

   The place was known on the map and was regularly visited.

   Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020  

Matched Categories

1. • Assign
   • Cognition
   • Condition
   • Estimate
   • Function
   • Order
   • Passage
   • Point
   • Public Square
   • Race
   • Residence
   • Sing
   • Situate
   • Social Station
   • Space
   • Spend
   • Station
   • Theater
   • Vicinity

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'place' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #184

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'place' in Written Corpus Frequency: #297

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'place' in Nouns Frequency: #25

4. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'place' in Verbs Frequency: #149

Anagrams for place »

1. capel

2. caple

How to pronounce place?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say place in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of place in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of place in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of place in a Sentence

1. Eric Garcetti:

   CORONAVIRUS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW We outweigh the risks of our situation for other goals, health benefits of connection, and normal routine. It can make people vulnerable to suggestions to bend COVID-19 safety guidelines, she said. We initially may have been fearful, but as we start to gain control we become more confident to confront situations that may have scared us. As a result, as the pandemic continues, some of us have adjusted and started to underestimate the actual threat, ignore situational hazards, and dont take COVID-19 risks as seriously. Speaking to Fox News, Dr. Collin Reiff, a psychiatrist and clinical assistant professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health, likened caution fatigue to swimming in the ocean. People go swimming in the ocean, a potentially dangerous place, and dont take flotation devices with them. If you dont see anyone drown, you feel fine doing it, he said. But if we hear that 100,000 people died [while swimming in the ocean], and 180,000 could drown by October, you would see more people wearing a flotation device, he said, referringto a recent report that U.S. coronavirus deaths are projected to reach 180,000 by the beginning of October unless the majority of people start wearing face masks. Reiff also hypothesized that cognitive dissonance might play a part in those who find themselves having a more lax attitude toward recommended safety precautions. Experts still recommend safety precautions such as practicing social distancing, frequent hand washing and wearing a face covering while in public. (iStock) I think some of it is fatigue, but I think another part of it is that a lot of people havent been [as directly] impacted by the novel coronavirus, he said, noting that the virus had a more direct impact on those living in cities that were hit hard at the start of the pandemic, such as New York City and Philadelphia. CORONAVIRUS INFECTS 60 UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS STUDENTS ON SPRING BREAK TRIP TO MEXICO It may not be so much fatigue but their experience with COVID [the precautions] are not convenient for me any longer.

2. Jessica Nemelka:

   We are absolutely relieved, now that we know it's more like a random carjacking, it's not more comforting — nothing could make this comforting — but it was absolutely the wrong place, wrong time for her. And that's unfortunate, but it's better than being someone that she knew who targeted her for a personal reason.

3. Lisa Murkowski:

   I, for one, do not believe that Planned Parenthood has any place in our deliberations on the Affordable Care Act, taxpayer dollars should never be used to pay for abortions, but I will not vote to deny Alaskans access to the health services that Planned Parenthood provides.

4. European Commission:

   The meeting took place in a constructive atmosphere and focused on the actions needed to ensure stable gas supplies to Ukraine and via Ukraine to the EU during winter, today's meeting created a solid basis for convening a trilateral meeting with Russia and Ukraine and to finalise a new package in the near future.

5. Jakob Schubert:

   It kind of came out of nowhere, out of speed and boulder, I was in such a bad position. I knew even with a first place in lead, there was only a small chance to medal. Everything went so fast after that.

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