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 — (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, 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
Placé — is a village and commune in the Mayenne département of north western France.ee also*Communes of the Mayenne department … Wikipedia
PLACE — s. f. Lieu, endroit, espace qu occupe ou que peut occuper une personne, une chose. La place est remplie, prise, occupée. La place est vide. La place est trop petite pour deux. Il y a place pour vingt couverts. Mettre, ranger chaque chose à sa… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)
PLACE — n. f. Lieu, endroit, espace qu’occupe ou que peut occuper une personne, une chose. La place est prise, occupée, vide. La place est trop petite pour deux. Il y a place pour vingt couverts. Mettre, ranger chaque chose à sa place, en sa place.… … Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)
Place — A place is a location in space.Place may refer to: *Place (mathematics), an equivalence relation defined on absolute values of an integral domain or field *Place (United States Census Bureau), defined as any concentration of population **Census… … Wikipedia
place — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, open space, from Latin platea broad street, from Greek plateia (hodos), from feminine of platys broad, flat; akin to Sanskrit pṛthu broad, Latin planta sole of the foot Date: 13th century 1. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
place — See: HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE, HIGH PLACE, IN PLACE, INSTEAD OF or IN PLACE OF, IN THE FIRST PLACE, JUMPING OFF PLACE, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, OUT OF PLACE, PUT IN ONE S PLACE, PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER S PLACE, TAKE PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms
place — See: HEART IN THE RIGHT PLACE, HIGH PLACE, IN PLACE, INSTEAD OF or IN PLACE OF, IN THE FIRST PLACE, JUMPING OFF PLACE, LIGHTNING NEVER STRIKES TWICE IN THE SAME PLACE, OUT OF PLACE, PUT IN ONE S PLACE, PUT ONESELF IN ANOTHER S PLACE, TAKE PLACE … Dictionary of American idioms
Place To Be — Infobox Single Name = Place To Be Artist = Goodshirt from Album = Good Released = Format = CD Single Recorded = Genre = Pop, Rock Length = Label = Cement Records/EMI Writer = Producer = Chart position = Reviews = Last single = This single = Place … Wikipedia
Place kick — Place 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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