place

place: place ► NOUN 1) a particular position or location. 2) a portion of space occupied by or set aside for someone or something. 3) a vacancy or available position. 4) a position in a sequence or hierarchy. 5) the position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal notation. 6) (in place names) a square or short street. 7) informal a person's home.

► VERB 1) put in a particular position or situation. 2) find an appropriate place or role for. 3) allocate or award a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy. 4) (be placed) Brit. achieve a specified position in a race. 5) remember the relevant background or circumstances of. 6) arrange for the implementation of (an order, bet, etc.). 7) Rugby & American Football score (a goal) by a place kick.

● go places — Cf. ↑go places

● in one's place — Cf. ↑in one's place

● in place — Cf. ↑in place

● in place of — Cf. ↑in place of

● out of place — Cf. ↑out of place

● put someone in his (or her) place — Cf. ↑put someone in his place

● take place — Cf. ↑take place

● take one's place — Cf. ↑take one's place

● take the place of — Cf. ↑take the place of

ORIGIN Old French, from Greek plateia hodos 'broad way' .

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Synonyms:

Area, courtyard, broad way, open space, square, Put, set, station, lay, settle, deposit, commit, locate, seat, fix, establish, dispose, arrange / Room, ground, occasion, reason, opportunity / Room, stead / Space / Room, reception, acceptance, effect / Rank, order of importance / Situation, position, locality, location, station, spot, site, Invest, put at interest, lend / Office, charge, function, employment, post, official station, Appoint, set, induct, establish in office / Rank, standing, grade, condition, occupation, calling, Set, fix / Mansion, residence, abode, dwelling seat, Attribute, ascribe, impute / Town, village, city / Stronghold, fortified post, fort, fortress / Portion, passage, part, paragraph / Point, degree in order

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place — [ plas ] n. f. • 1080 « endroit »; lat. pop. °plattea, class. platea I ♦ 1 ♦ (1370; h. XIIe) Lieu public, espace découvert, généralement entouré de constructions. ⇒ esplanade, rond point; piazza. Petite place. ⇒ placette. Place d une ville… … Encyclopédie Universelle
placé — place [ plas ] n. f. • 1080 « endroit »; lat. pop. °plattea, class. platea I ♦ 1 ♦ (1370; h. XIIe) Lieu public, espace découvert, généralement entouré de constructions. ⇒ esplanade, rond point; piazza. Petite place. ⇒ placette. Place d une ville… … Encyclopédie Universelle
place — PLACE. s. f. Lieu, espace qu occupe ou peut occuper une personne, une chose. La place est remplie. la place est vuide. mettre chaque chose à sa place. en sa place. laisser la place libre. changer des livres, des meubles de place. il change de… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Place — (pl[=a]s), n. [F., fr. L. platea a street, an area, a courtyard, from Gr. platei^a a street, properly fem. of platy s, flat, broad; akin to Skr. p[.r]thu, Lith. platus. Cf. {Flawn}, {Piazza}, {Plate}, {Plaza}.] 1. Any portion of space regarded as … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
place — Place, f. penac. Est un lieu subdial et à descouvert sans bastimens, et se prend tantost pour le rez de chaussée, Solum. Comme quand on dit, Il n y a que la place, Solum nudum, et sine superficie. Nuda area. Et tantost pour le lieu destiné au… … Thresor de la langue françoyse
placé — placé, ée (pla sé, sée) part. passé de placer. 1° Mis dans un certain lieu, dans une certaine place. • Placé loin de vos yeux, j étais vers le rivage Où nos fiers ennemis osaient nous résister, VOLT. Tancr. V, 1. • Les yeux placés comme… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
place — [plās] n. [OFr < L platea, a broad street (in LL, an open space) < Gr plateia, a street < platys, broad: see PLATY ] 1. a square or court in a city 2. a short street, often closed at one end 3. space; room 4. a particular area or… … English World dictionary
Place — Place, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Placed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Placing}.] [Cf. F. placer. See {Place}, n.] 1. 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Place — ist der Name folgender Personen: Francis Place (1771−1854), englischer radikaler Sozialreformer und Chartist Mary Kay Place (* 1947), US amerikanische Schauspielerin und Sängerin Ullin Place (1924–2000), britischer Philosoph und Psychologe Victor … Deutsch Wikipedia
place — n Place, position, location, situation, site, spot, station are comparable when they mean the point or portion of space occupied by or chosen for a thing. Place, the most general of these terms, carries as its basic implication the idea of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms

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