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Meaning of 'place'

Meaning of 'place' (Webster Dictionary)

1. Place   [ n.]
- 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.
- A broad way in a city; an open space; an area; a court or short part of a street open only at one end.
- 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.
- Rank; degree; grade; order of priority, advancement, dignity, or importance; especially, social rank or position; condition; also, official station; occupation; calling.
- Vacated or relinquished space; room; stead (the departure or removal of another being or thing being implied).
- A definite position or passage of a document.
- Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding; as, he said in the first place.
- Reception; effect; -- implying the making room for.
- Position in the heavens, as of a heavenly body; -- usually defined by its right ascension and declination, or by its latitude and longitude.
- 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.
- 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.
- To put out at interest; to invest; to loan; as, to place money in a bank.
- To set; to fix; to repose; as, to place confidence in a friend.
- To attribute; to ascribe; to set down.

Meaning of 'place' (Princeton's WordNet)

1. place   [ n]
Meaning (1):
- proper or appropriate position or location
Example in sentence:
  • a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
Meaning (2):
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Example in sentence:
  • can you go in my stead?;
  • in lieu of;
  • took his place
Meaning (3):
- where you live at a particular time
Example in sentence:
  • deliver the package to my home;
  • he doesn't have a home to go to;
  • your place or mine?
Meaning (4):
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
Example in sentence:
  • he booked their seats in advance;
  • he sat in someone else's place
Meaning (5):
- a general vicinity
Example in sentence:
  • He comes from a place near Chicago
Meaning (6):
- an abstract mental location
Example in sentence:
  • a place in my heart;
  • a political system with no place for the less prominent groups;
  • he has a special place in my thoughts
Meaning (7):
- the passage that is being read
Example in sentence:
  • he lost his place on the page
Meaning (8):
- a job in an organization
Example in sentence:
  • he occupied a post in the treasury
Meaning (9):
- proper or designated social situation
Example in sentence:
  • he overstepped his place;
  • married above her station;
  • the responsibilities of a man in his station
Meaning (10):
- the particular portion of space occupied by something
Example in sentence:
  • he put the lamp back in its place
Meaning (11):
- a particular situation
Example in sentence:
  • If you were in my place what would you do?
Meaning (12):
- an item on a list or in a sequence
Example in sentence:
  • in the second place;
  • moved from third to fifth position
Meaning (13):
- a public square with room for pedestrians
Example in sentence:
  • Grosvenor Place;
  • they met at Elm Plaza
Meaning (14):
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
Example in sentence:
  • a bright spot on a planet;
  • this is a nice place for a picnic
Meaning (15):
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
Example in sentence:
  • the president was concerned about the property across from the White House;
  • who owns this place?
Meaning (16):
- a blank area
Example in sentence:
  • write your name in the space provided
2. place   [ v]
Meaning (17):
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
Example in sentence:
  • criticism directed at her superior;
  • direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself;
  • He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
Meaning (18):
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
Example in sentence:
  • he bet $2 on number six to place
Meaning (19):
- place somebody in a particular situation or location
Example in sentence:
  • he was placed on probation
Meaning (20):
- assign a rank or rating to
Example in sentence:
  • how would you rank these students?;
  • The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
Meaning (21):
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
Example in sentence:
  • Jerry came in third in the Marathon
Meaning (22):
- to arrange for
Example in sentence:
  • place a bet;
  • place a phone call
Meaning (23):
- make an investment
Example in sentence:
  • Put money into bonds
Meaning (24):
- put into a certain place or abstract location
Example in sentence:
  • Place emphasis on a certain point;
  • Put your things here;
  • Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children;
  • Set the tray down
Meaning (25):
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
Example in sentence:
  • She identified the man on the `wanted' poster
Meaning (26):
- assign a location to
Example in sentence:
  • The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
Meaning (27):
- locate
Example in sentence:
  • The film is set in Africa
Meaning (28):
- identify the location or place of
Example in sentence:
  • We localized the source of the infection
Meaning (29):
- estimate
Example in sentence:
  • We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.

Nearby Topics:

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