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place is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

place

Pronunciation

enPR: plās
IPA: /pleɪs/
SAMPA: /pleIs/
Audio (US) (file)
Audio (UK) (file)

Homophones

plaice

Noun

Singular
place

Plural
places

(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.
She finished the poker tournament in fifth place.

Synonyms

(location) :
- location
- position
- area
- spot
(somewhere to sit) :
- seat
(frame of mind)
- mindset
- mood

Related words

Idioms

Verb

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 in a certain spot.
(intransitive) If you place, you earn a given spot in a competition.
She finished the poker tournament in fifth place.
(transitive) If you place something somewhere, you remember the last time you encountered it.
She placed the last time we met each other at.

Synonyms

Related words

placement

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+{{BNC1000HW}}
+===Pronunciation===
+* {{enPR|plās}}
+* {{IPA|/pleɪs/}}
+* {{SAMPA|/pleIs/}}
+* {{audio|en-us-place.ogg|Audio (US)}}
+* {{audio|En-uk-to place.ogg|Audio (UK)}}
+====Homophones====
+* [[plaice]]
+==Noun==
+{{noun}}
+#{{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.
+#:''She finished the poker tournament in fifth '''place'''.''
+===Synonyms===
+*{{a|location}} :
+** [[location]]
+** [[position]]
+** [[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]] / [[placemat]]
+* [[place name]]
+* [[the other place]]
+* [[workplace]]
+===Idioms===
+*[[take place]]
+*[[in X's place]]
+*[[in place of]]
+==Verb==
+{{verb|plac|e}}
+# {{transitive}} If you '''place''' something somewhere, you [[put]] it in a certain [[spot]].
+# {{intransitive}} If you '''place''', you [[earn]] a given spot in a [[competition]].
+#:''She finished the poker tournament in fifth '''place'''.''
+# {{transitive}} If you '''place''' something somewhere, you remember the last time you [[encountered]] it.
+#:''She '''placed''' the last time we met each other at.''
+===Synonyms===
+* [[deposit]]
+* [[put]]
+* [[lay]]
+* [[put down]]
+* [[lay down]]
+===Related words===
+* [[placement]]
+[[ar:place]]
+[[ast:place]]
+[[cs:place]]
+[[cy:place]]
+[[da:place]]
+[[de:place]]
+[[et:place]]
+[[el:place]]
+[[en:place]]
+[[es:place]]
+[[eo:place]]
+[[eu:place]]
+[[fa:place]]
+[[fr:place]]
+[[fy:place]]
+[[gl:place]]
+[[ko:place]]
+[[hr:place]]
+[[io:place]]
+[[it:place]]
+[[kn:place]]
+[[ka:place]]
+[[kk:place]]
+[[sw:place]]
+[[ku:place]]
+[[la:place]]
+[[lt:place]]
+[[li:place]]
+[[jbo:place]]
+[[hu:place]]
+[[mg:place]]
+[[ml:place]]
+[[my:place]]
+[[fj:place]]
+[[nl:place]]
+[[ja:place]]
+[[no:place]]
+[[pl:place]]
+[[pt:place]]
+[[ru:place]]
+[[scn:place]]
+[[fi:place]]
+[[sv:place]]
+[[ta:place]]
+[[te:place]]
+[[th:place]]
+[[chr:place]]
+[[tr:place]]
+[[vi:place]]
+[[zh:place]]