What does place mean?
Definitions for place
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word place.
Princeton's WordNet
topographic point, place, spot(noun)
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"
place, property(noun)
any area set aside for a particular purpose
"who owns this place?"; "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"
place(noun)
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"
place(noun)
a general vicinity
"He comes from a place near Chicago"
stead, position, place, lieu(noun)
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
"can you go in my stead?"; "took his place"; "in lieu of"
place, shoes(noun)
a particular situation
"If you were in my place what would you do?"
home, place(noun)
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?"
position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, place, situation(noun)
a job in an organization
"he occupied a post in the treasury"
position, place(noun)
the particular portion of space occupied by something
"he put the lamp back in its place"
place, station(noun)
proper or designated social situation
"he overstepped his place"; "the responsibilities of a man in his station"; "married above her station"
seat, place(noun)
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"
place(noun)
the passage that is being read
"he lost his place on the page"
place(noun)
proper or appropriate position or location
"a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"
plaza, place, piazza(noun)
a public square with room for pedestrians
"they met at Elm Plaza"; "Grosvenor Place"
place, position(noun)
an item on a list or in a sequence
"in the second place"; "moved from third to fifth position"
space, blank space, place(verb)
a blank area
"write your name in the space provided"
put, set, place, pose, position, lay(verb)
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"
place(verb)
place somebody in a particular situation or location
"he was placed on probation"
rate, rank, range, order, grade, place(verb)
assign a rank or rating to
"how would you rank these students?"; "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"
locate, place, site(verb)
assign a location to
"The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"
place(verb)
to arrange for
"place a phone call"; "place a bet"
place, come in, come out(verb)
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
"Jerry came in third in the Marathon"
target, aim, place, direct, point(verb)
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"
identify, place(verb)
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
"She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"
place(verb)
assign to (a job or a home)
set, localize, localise, place(verb)
locate
"The film is set in Africa"
place, put, set(verb)
estimate
"We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."
place, localize, localise(verb)
identify the location or place of
"We localized the source of the infection"
invest, put, commit, place(verb)
make an investment
"Put money into bonds"
station, post, send, place(verb)
assign to a station
place(verb)
finish second or better in a horse or dog race
"he bet $2 on number six to place"
place(verb)
sing a note with the correct pitch
Wiktionary
place(Noun)
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).
place(Noun)
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).
place(Noun)
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).
place(Noun)
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).
place(Noun)
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).
place(Noun)
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).
place(Noun)
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).
place(Noun)
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).
place(Noun)
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).
place(Verb)
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).
place(Verb)
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).
place(Verb)
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).
place(Verb)
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).
place(Verb)
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).
place(Verb)
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).
place(Verb)
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).
place(Noun)
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).
place(Noun)
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
Place(noun)
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
Place(noun)
a broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end
Place(noun)
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
Place(noun)
rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling
Place(noun)
vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure or removal of another being or thing being implied)
Place(noun)
a definite position or passage of a document
Place(noun)
ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as, he said in the first place
Place(noun)
reception; effect; -- implying the making room for
Place(noun)
position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude
Place(noun)
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
Place(noun)
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
Place(noun)
to put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank
Place(noun)
to set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend
Place(noun)
to attribute; to ascribe; to set down
Freebase
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
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
place
A fortress, especially its main body.
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
place
In fortification, signifies, in general terms, a fortified town, a fortress; hence we say it is a strong place.
Editors Contribution
place
A specific point or space.
The place was known on the map and was regularly visited.
Submitted by MaryC on February 5, 2020
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'place' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #184
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'place' in Written Corpus Frequency: #297
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'place' in Nouns Frequency: #25
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'place' in Verbs Frequency: #149
Anagrams for place »
capel
caple
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of place in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of place in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of place in a Sentence
It's clear that the Balkan route is a thing of the past and no longer will or should be a place again from where people will be waved through to Germany and Austria and to the center of Europe, now the issue is alternative routes ... we are of course concerned that we'll get rising refugee numbers again as they come via Libya and Italy.
I want to call on them to stop pushing for the strike, in light of rumors that they've proposed keeping it in place for four days.
Some people turn to self-medicating, and some people turn to another kind of fix, which may be voting for a candidate that is proposing some radical change: burning the place down.
They're picking some already-on-the-ground fruit, it looks like the existing self-regulatory rules that they've had in place for years that didn't work that well.
We don't know how we're going to get that system in place.
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Translations for place
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- مكان, وضعArabic
- ме́сцаBelarusian
- мя́стоBulgarian
- lloc, col·locarCatalan, Valencian
- místo, umístit, zařaditCzech
- stedDanish
- Platz, Stelle, Position, Sitzplatz, Ort, Sitz, Bude, stellen, plazieren, einordnenGerman
- τόπος, τοποθεσία, χώρος, πλατεία, θέση, περιοχή, μέρος, σημείοGreek
- lokoEsperanto
- puesto, casa, lugar, posición, asiento, sitio, plaza, poner, colocarse, entonar, apostar, clasificarse, situar, colocar, contratarSpanish
- istekoht, koht, plats, paikEstonian
- محل, جایگاه, مقام, پست, جا, جایPersian
- paikka, aukio, paikkakunta, kämppä, tehtävä, asia, talot, sija, laittaa, asettaa, sjoittua, paikantaa, sijoittaa, panna, sijoittua, laulaa oikeinFinnish
- lieu, endroit, place, placer, arriver, faire, poser, se placer, mettreFrench
- plakWestern Frisian
- plás, áitIrish
- ionad, àiteScottish Gaelic
- lugarGalician
- מיקום, אזור, בית, מקום, מצב, מיקם, הגיעHebrew
- जगहHindi
- andwa, koteHaitian Creole
- hely, tér, férőhely, ülőhely, helyezni, tenniHungarian
- տեղArmenian
- lokoIdo
- posto, posizione, luogo, piazza, posare, collocare, mettereItalian
- 位置, 役割, 身分, 場所, 職, 空間, 場, 市場, 感覚, 家, 境遇, 環境, 役目, 仕事, 桁, 地位, 役職, 所, 余地, 広場, 団地, 地方, 席, 居場所, 立場, 定まる, 就職させる, 配置, 置く, 付ける, 収める, 入賞する, 思い当たる, なる, つく, 決まる, 賭ける, 任命, 職を与える, 入れる, 定める, 割り当てるJapanese
- ადგილი, მოედანი, მდებარეობა, ადგილ-მდებარეობაGeorgian
- ಸ್ಥಳKannada
- 장소, 곳, 두다Korean
- جێگه, der, cih, شوێنKurdish
- positio, platea, locus, status, forum, locōLatin
- vieta, aikštė, padėtiLithuanian
- vieta, sēdvieta, likt, nolikt, iecelt, iekārtotLatvian
- wāhi, panga, whakaawe, whakatakotoMāori
- ме́сто, пласира, става, сместуваMacedonian
- газарMongolian
- tempatMalay
- plein, huis, thuis, tehuis, plaats, huizen, positie, posities, plaatsenDutch
- sted, plass, posisjon, rolle, ståsted, plassere seg, plassere, sette, treffeNorwegian
- luec, luòcOccitan
- miejsce, placPolish
- ځایPashto, Pushto
- lugar, posição, praça, região, casa, algarismo, local, vila, área, mentalidade, assento, papel, colocar, pôr, chegar, obter, cantar, apostar, contratar, classificar-se, lembrar-se, entoar, Lugar, colocarPortuguese
- churayQuechua
- liug, liac, plaz, li, lö, lieu, plazzaRomansh
- pătrat, loc, piață, puneRomanian
- ме́сто, дом, жили́ще, пози́ция, пло́щадь, до́лжность, положе́ние, положить, помещать, поместить, класть, ставить, поставитьRussian
- locu, loguSardinian
- mjesto, место, mesto, gajba, мјестоSerbo-Croatian
- miestoSlovak
- mésto, tŕg, kràj, sédežSlovene
- vendAlbanian
- säte, gård, plats, post, sittplats, ställe, placering, torg, skaffa, lägga, placera, sätta, anställning, utnämna, erinra, ställaSwedish
- pahali, mahailSwahili
- స్థలము, నివాసాలు, గృహాలు, జాగా, ఇల్లు, ఎదురు నిలుచు, సభ్యత్వము, బహిరంగ ప్రదేశం, ఇళ్ళు, స్థానము, చోటు, నిలబడుట, జ్ఞప్తికి వచ్చు, పందెము, సాధించు, స్వరశుద్ధమైన పాట, నిర్ణీత ప్రదేశంలో ఉంచు, తగని నియామకంTelugu
- บริเวณThai
- турTatar
- мі́сцеUkrainian
- جگہUrdu
- nơi, địa điểmVietnamese
- plaece, djîsseWalloon
- 地点Chinese
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