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place
/ples/
noun
noun:placepluralnoun:placesnoun:Place
1. aparticularposition,point,orareainspacealocation.
"Ican'tbeintwoplacesatonce"
synonyms: location,site,spot,scene,setting,position,point,situation,area,
region,whereabouts,locale More
aparticularareaonalargersurface.
"helashedoutandcutthepoliceman'shandinthreeplaces"
abuildingorareausedforaspecifiedpurposeoractivity.
"thetownhasmanyexcellenteatingplaces"
informal
aperson'shome.
"whataboutdinneratmyplace?"
synonyms: home,house,flat,apartment,aroofoverone'shead More
apointinabookorothertextreachedbyareaderataparticulartime.
"Imusthavelostmyplaceinthescript"
2. aportionofspacedesignatedoravailablefororbeingusedbysomeone.
"theyhurriedtotheirplacesatthetable"
synonyms: seat,chair,position,space
"aplacewasreservedforherinthefrontrow"
avacancyoravailableposition.
"hewasofferedaplaceatLiverpoolUniversity"
synonyms: job,dayjob,position,post,appointment,situation,office More
theregularorproperpositionofsomething.
"sheputthebookbackinitsplace"
aperson'srankorstatus.
"occupationstructuresaperson'splaceinsociety"
synonyms: status,position,station,standing,grade,rank,footing,niche
dated estate
"Iknowmyplace"
arightorprivilegeresultingfromsomeone'sroleorposition.
"I'msureshehasastorytotell,butit'snotmyplacetoask"
synonyms: responsibility,duty,job,task,role,function,part,concern,affair,
mission,charge More
theroleplayedbyorimportanceattachedtosomeoneorsomethingina
particularcontext.
"theplaceofcomputersinimprovingofficeefficiency"
3. apositioninasequenceorseries,typicallyoneorderedonthebasisofmerit.
"hisscorelefthiminninthplace"
BRITISH

anyofthefirstthreeorsometimesfourpositionsinarace(usedespeciallyof
thesecond,third,orfourthpositions).
NORTHAMERICAN

thesecondposition,especiallyinahorserace.
thedegreeofprioritygiventosomething.
"accuratereportagetakessecondplacetoluriddetail"
thepositionofafigureinaseriesindicatedindecimalorsimilarnotation,
especiallyoneafterthedecimalpoint.
"calculatetheratiostoonedecimalplace"
4. asquareorshortstreet.
"thelecturetheatreisinNewBurlingtonPlace"
acountryhousewithitsgrounds.
verb
verb:place3rdpersonpresent:placespasttense:placedpastparticiple:placed
gerundorpresentparticiple:placing
1. putinaparticularposition.
"anewspaperhadbeenplacedbesidemyplate"
synonyms: putdown,put,set,setdown,laydown,deposit,position,plant,rest,
stand,sit,settle,station,situate,leave,stow,prop,lean More

causetobeinaparticularsituation.
"enemyofficerswereplacedunderarrest"
allocateorassign(anabstractquality)tosomething.
"theyplaceagreatdealofemphasisonpositivethought"
synonyms: put,lay,set,pin,invest
"Iwouldneverbetraythetrustyouplacedinme"
haveaspecifieddegreeofadvantageorconvenienceasaresultofone's
positionorcircumstances.
"thecompanyiswellplacedtoseizetheopportunity"
2. findahomeoremploymentfor.
"thechildrenwereplacedwithfosterparents"
synonyms: findemploymentfor,findajobfor More
disposeof(something,especiallyshares)bysellingtoacustomer.
"theshareswereplacedlastNovember"
arrangefortherecognitionandimplementationof(anorder,bet,etc.).
"theyplacedacontractforthreeboats"
orderorobtainaconnectionfor(atelephonecall)throughanoperator.
"sheplacedacalltoherhusbandtobreakthenews"
3. identifyorclassifyasbeingofaspecifiedtypeorasholdingaspecifiedposition
inasequenceorhierarchy.
"asurveyplacedthecompany13thforachievement"
synonyms: rank,order,putinorder,grade,group,arrange,sort,class,classify,
categorize More
beabletorememberoridentify(someoneorsomething).
"sheeventuallysaidshecouldn'tplacehim"
synonyms: identify,recognize,remember,putone'sfingeron,putanameto,
pindown,locate,pinpoint
"sheseemedfamiliar,butJoecouldn'tquiteplaceher"
BRITISH

achieveaspecifiedpositioninarace.
"hewasplacedeleventhinthelongindividualrace"
beamongthefirstthreeorfourinarace(orthefirstthreeintheUS).
"hewonthreetimesandplacedthreetimes"
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AMERICANFOOTBALL

score(agoal)byaplacekick.

Origin

MiddleEnglish:fromOldFrench,fromanalterationofLatinplateaopenspace,from
Greekplateia(hodos)broad(way).

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