find one's place en · VERB
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(idiomatic) To discover one's vocation, purpose, and/or sense of belonging to or passion for something.
He's apparently found his place at the monastery.
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To locate where (in a work of print) (one) had most recently stopped reading, in order to resume reading.
I wanna pick up where I left off, but I can't seem to find my place.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| finds one's place | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| found one's place | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| found one's place | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| finding one's place | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Antonyms
lose one's place (to become desynchronized from a last-read passage)
Synonyms
find one's spot (to return to one's stopping point) · find purpose · find one's calling (to discover a sense of belonging or passion)
Translations (5)
fi löytää paikkansa (discover one's vocation) · ja 前〈で〉やめた所を見つける (locate where one had stopped reading) · cmn 如魚得水 /如鱼得水 (discover one's vocation) · cmn 找到上次讀到的地方 /找到上次读到的地方 (locate where one had stopped reading) · fi löytää kohta, johon jäi (locate where one had stopped reading)