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place is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

place

(countable) A place is a point in space: a town, building, room, or even somewhere on a desk.
It's nice to see the whole family together in one place.
(countable) A place is an open space, courtyard, or marketplace.
(countable) A place is a group of houses.
(countable) A place is an area of land.
(countable) A place is someones' frame of mind.
(countable) A place is an area for someone to sit at.
We would like to sit at that table because it has three places open.
(countable) A place is a role or position; it is a station.
(countable) A place is the position in which you finish a competition in.

Plain form (yanzu)
place

3rd-person singular (ana cikin yi)
places

Past tense (ya wuce)
placed

Past participle (ya wuce)
placed

Present participle (ana cikin yi)
placing

(transitive) If you place something somewhere, you put it there, usually carefully.

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 ==Noun==
 {{noun}}
-#A '''place''' is a [[point]] in [[space]]: a town, building, room, or even somewhere on a desk.
+#{{countable}} A '''place''' is a [[point]] in [[space]]: a town, building, room, or even somewhere on a desk.
 #:''It's nice to see the whole family together in one '''place'''.''
+#{{countable}} A '''place''' is an [[open]] space, courtyard, or marketplace.
+#{{countable}} A '''place''' is a group of [[houses]].
+#{{countable}} A '''place''' is an [[area]] of land.
+#{{countable}} A '''place''' is someones' [[frame of mind]].
+#{{countable}} A '''place''' is an area for someone to sit at.
+#:''We would like to sit at that table because it has three '''places''' open.''
+#{{countable}} A '''place''' is a [[role]] or [[position]]; it is a [[station]].
+#{{countable}} A '''place''' is the position in which you finish a [[competition]] in.
 ===Synonyms===
-*[[location]]
+*{{a|location}} :
-*[[position]]
+** [[location]]
-*[[area]]
+** [[position]]
-*[[spot]]
+** [[area]]
+** [[spot]]
+* {{a|somewhere to sit}} :
+** [[seat]]
+* {{a|frame of mind}}
+** [[mindset]]
+** [[mood]]
+===Related words===
+* [[abiding place]]
+* [[decimal place]]
+* [[hiding place]]
+* [[in the first place]]
+* [[out of place]]
+* [[place card]]
+* [[place mat]]
+* [[place name]]
+* [[the other place]]
+* [[workplace]]
 ===Idioms===