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place en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

[ˈpʰl̥eɪ̯s] (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
(Southern-England) audio
[ˈpʰl̥æ̝ɪ̯s] (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈpleːs/ US, Canada, monophthongization
[ˈpʰl̥eːs] US, Canada, monophthongization
(General-American) audio
/ˈplæ̝ɪ̯s/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(General-American) audio
/ˈpleɪ̯s/ (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

From Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæċe (“place, an open space, street”) and Old French place (“place, an open space”), both from Latin platēa (“plaza, wide street”), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“to spread”), extended form of *pleh₂- (“flat”). Displaced native Old English stōw, stede (partially), and -ern. Compare also English pleck (“plot of ground”), West Frisian plak (“place, spot, location”), Dutch plek (“place, spot, patch”). Doublet of piatza, piazza, platz, and plaza. In the etymological chain from Latin platēa, note Old French place, which has multiple descendants — including German Platz, itself with many descendants (e.g., Russian плац (plac)). Also note a more distant chain node Ancient Greek πλατύς (platús), whence English Plato and English plate (via Latin).

Meanings

(countable, physical, uncountable) An area; somewhere within an area. ▸ An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.
- Ay, sir, the other squirrel was stolen from me by the hangman's boys in the market-place c. 1590–1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Two Gentlemen of Verona”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:
(countable, in street names or addresses, often, physical, uncountable) An area; somewhere within an area. ▸ A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
- They live at Westminster Place.
(countable, physical, uncountable) An area; somewhere within an area. ▸ An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
(countable, physical, uncountable) An area; somewhere within an area. ▸ Any area of the earth: a region.
- From another point of view, it was a place without a soul. The well-to-do had hearts of stone; the rich were brutally bumptious; the Press, the Municipality, all the public men, were ridiculously, vaingloriously self-satisfied. 1918, W[illiam] B[abington] Maxwell, chapter XXII, in The Mirror and the Lamp, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, →OCLC:
- He is going back to his native place on vacation.
(countable, physical, uncountable) An area; somewhere within an area. ▸ The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
- We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.
(countable, physical, uncountable) An area; somewhere within an area. ▸ The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms.
- My Lady Dedlock has been down at what she calls, in familiar conversation, her "place" in Lincolnshire. 1852 March – 1853 September, Charles Dickens, chapter 2, in Bleak House, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1853, →OCLC:
- Do you want to come over to my place later?
(countable, physical, uncountable) An area; somewhere within an area. ▸ An area of the body, especially the skin.
- Which place hurts the most?
(countable, euphemistic, physical, slang, uncountable) An area; somewhere within an area. ▸ An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.
- ‘I guess I'll take this opportunity to go to the place’... ‘She means the little girls room.’ 1951, William Styron, chapter II, in Lie Down in Darkness, page 59:
- Place,... (2) a jakes, or house of ease. 1901, John Stephen Farmer et al., Slang and Its Analogues Past and Present, volume V, page 220:
(countable, obsolete, physical, uncountable) An area; somewhere within an area. ▸ An area to fight: a battlefield or the contested ground in a battle.
(countable, uncountable) A location or position in space.
- What place can be for us / Within heaven's bound? 1667, John Milton, “Book II”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:
- I'll check places I think she might be.
- In that same place thou hast appointed me, To-morrow truly will I meete with thee. c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies: Published According to the True Originall Copies (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v]:
- When you're well enough off so's you don't have to fret about anything but your heft or your diseases you begin to get queer, I suppose. And the queerer the cure for those ailings the bigger the attraction. A place like the Right Livers' Rest was bound to draw freaks, same as molasses draws flies. 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter V, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y.; London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
- By one o'clock the place was choc-a-bloc. […] The restaurant was packed, and the promenade between the two main courts and the subsidiary courts was thronged with healthy-looking youngish people, drawn to the Mecca of tennis from all parts of the country. 1935, George Goodchild, chapter 5, in Death on the Centre Court:
(countable, uncountable) Proper or usual position.
- A place for everything, and everything in its place.
(countable, uncountable) A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader
- I lost my place when you interrupted me.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A passage or extract from a book or document.
(countable, obsolete, rhetoric, uncountable) A topic.
(countable, uncountable) A state of mind.
- I'm in a strange place at the moment.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A chess position; a square of the chessboard.
(countable, qualifier:social, uncountable) A responsibility or position in an organization. ▸ A role or purpose; a station.
- It is really not my place to say what is right and wrong in this case.
- Escalus.Esc.I shall desire you, Sir, to giue me leaue To haue free speech with you; and it concernes me To looke into the bottome of my place : A powre I haue, but of what strength and nature, I am not yet instructed. c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Measure for Measure”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act I, scene i]:
- I know my place as I would they should do theirs. c. 1601–1602 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Twelfe Night, or What You Will”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene v]:
- Men in great place are thrice servants. 1625, Francis [Bacon], “Of Great Place”, in The Essayes […], 3rd edition, London: […] Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:
- The [Washington] Post's proprietor through those turbulent [Watergate] days, Katharine Graham, held a double place in Washington’s hierarchy: at once regal Georgetown hostess and scrappy newshound, ready to hold the establishment to account. 2013 August 10, Lexington, “Keeping the mighty honest”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:
(countable, qualifier:social, uncountable) A responsibility or position in an organization. ▸ The position of a contestant in a competition.
- We thought we would win but only ended up in fourth place.
(countable, qualifier:social, uncountable) A responsibility or position in an organization. ▸ The position of first, second, or third at the finish, especially the second position.
- to win a bet on a horse for place
(countable, qualifier:social, uncountable) A responsibility or position in an organization. ▸ The position as a member of a sports team.
- He lost his place in the national team.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable) A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.
(countable, uncountable) Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
- three decimal places; the hundreds place
(countable, uncountable) Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.
- That's what I said in the first place!
- a. 1788, Mather Byles, quoted in The Life of James Otis by William Tudor In the first place, I do not understand politics; in the second place, you all do, every man and mother's son of you; in the third place, you have politics all the week, pray let one day in the seven be devoted to religion […]
(countable, uncountable) Reception; effect, implying the making room for.
- My word hath no place in you. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, John 8:37:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
pleace		alternative	lexicographic
places	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Synonyms

piazza (market square) · mood (frame of mind) · spot · square (market square) · seat (somewhere to sit) · bathroom (outhouse or lavatory) · courtyard (market square) · frame of mind (frame of mind) · stead · locus · position · situation · mindset (frame of mind) · stell · location · plaza (market square)

Translations (634)

es asiento (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · te స్థానము (location, position) · fi seutu (any area of the earth) · nb sted (any area of the earth) · vi nơi (location, position) · et paik (any area of the earth) · pt lugar (the position as a member of a team) · km វត្ថុ (any area of the earth) · sw pahali (location, position) · de Position (location, position) · pl plac (open space, courtyard, market square) · ko 곳 (location, position) · pl miejsce (any area of the earth) · ca plaça (open space, courtyard, market square) · dlm luc (location, position) · pt lugar (the position of a contestant in a competition) · zza ca (diq) (location, position) · te ఎదురు నిలుచు (the position of a contestant in a competition) · izh siha (location, position) · ba майҙан (open space, courtyard, market square) · nb rolle (role or purpose, station) · ja 役割 (role or purpose, station) · ja 感覚 (frame of mind) · es casa (house or home) · kix nòk (inhabited area: a village, town, or city) · uk січ (fortified position: fortress, citadel or walled town) · ja 環境 (role or purpose, station) · yue 地方 (location, position) · ca lloc (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · ka ადგილი (location, position) · ks جاے (location, position) · el χώρος (location, position) · id tempat (location, position) · fi aihe (rhetoric: topic) · fi tori (open space, courtyard, market square) · lt aikštė (open space, courtyard, market square) · fi aukio (open space, courtyard, market square) · et plats (open space, courtyard, market square) · ast llugar (location, position) · ga áit (location, position) · fi sija (ordinal relation) · fi hotelli helpotus (euphemism: outhouse or lavatory) · sw pahali (open space, courtyard, market square) · zza meydan (open space, courtyard, market square) · vec lógo (location, position) · ko 터 (location, position) · tg майдон (open space, courtyard, market square) · apd بكان (location, position) · sh mjȅsto (location, position) · ln esika (location, position) · it luogo (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · zh 地方 (location, position) · fi pihan perä (euphemism: outhouse or lavatory) · gd ionad (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · pt praça (open space, courtyard, market square) · de Sitzplatz (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · ja 位置 (location, position) · gd àite (house or home) · ca posició (ordinal relation) · ko 장소 (any area of the earth) · pt local (location, position) · ca posició (the position of a contestant in a competition) · enm place (open space, courtyard, market square) · uk поса́да (the position as a member of a team) · fi koti (house or home) · sl sédež (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · pt casa (house or home) · et koht (location, position) · gd àite (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · tum malo (location, position) · lt vieta (the position of a contestant in a competition) · sga áitt (location, position) · th บริเวณ (location, position) · lt vieta (location, position) · ru дом (house or home) · rw ahantu (location, position) · wa plaece (location, position) · fi aukio (street, sometimes surrounding a public place) · uk мі́сце (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · enm stede (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · nl tehuis (house or home) · nb ståsted (frame of mind) · ny malo (location, position) · nl plein (open space, courtyard, market square) · uk сиді́ння (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · fr place (open space, courtyard, market square) · cs náměstí (open space, courtyard, market square) · wa plaece (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · pt algarismo (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · eve буг (location, position) · ja 位置 (role or purpose, station) · ca plaça (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · es lugar (the position of a contestant in a competition) · sw pahali (house or home) · enm stede (inhabited area: a village, town, or city) · vec liogo (location, position) · de Platz (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · uk вбира́льня (euphemism: outhouse or lavatory) · ar مَيْدَان (open space, courtyard, market square) · pap lugá (location, position) · ht plas (open space, courtyard, market square) · el σημείο (location, position) · vi quảng trường (open space, courtyard, market square) · uk убира́льня (euphemism: outhouse or lavatory) · ar حتة (location, position) · txb īke (location, position) · ka მოედანი (open space, courtyard, market square) · be пло́шча (open space, courtyard, market square) · hak 地方 (location, position) · tk meýdan (open space, courtyard, market square) · ja 広場 (open space, courtyard, market square) · hu férőhely (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · el μέρος (location, position) · da plads (the position of a contestant in a competition) · sga port (location, position) · ca indret (location, position) · fi ihoalue (area of the skin) · mn газар (location, position) · mk место (location, position) · hy տեղ (location, position) · da post (location, position) · gd àite (location, position) · jv panggonan (location, position) · gl praza (open space, courtyard, market square) · nmn sīi (location, position) · hu hely (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · bg седа́лище (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · fur lûc (location, position) · da placering (location, position) · lt vieta (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · wmw maala (location, position) · gld боа (location, position) · ja 場所 (location, position) · fi sija (reception; effect) · te ఇల్లు (house or home) · te నిలబడుట (role or purpose, station) · et koht (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · ckb جێگھ (location, position) · cs místo (location, position) · bsh tõ (location, position) · bg тоалетна (euphemism: outhouse or lavatory) · si ස්ථානය (location, position) · enm place (house or home) · fi paikka (any area of the earth) · vec logo (location, position) · da sted (any area of the earth) · sah орун (location, position) · fi talo (house or home) · km ប្រលាន (open space, courtyard, market square) · cs místo (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · he מָקוֹם (location, position) · grc τόπος (location, position) · tl pook (location, position) · sk miesto (any area of the earth) · hi मकान (location, position) · ur مَیدان (open space, courtyard, market square) · bo ས་ཆ (location, position) · ckb جێگھ (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · nb sted (house or home) · rm lö (location, position) · ckb شوێن (open space, courtyard, market square) · gmw-jdt pläk (location, position) · ca càrrec (the position as a member of a team) · bg насе́лено мя́сто (inhabited area: a village, town, or city) · tt мәйдан (open space, courtyard, market square) · gd àite (the position of a contestant in a competition) · it posto (location, position) · ko 장소 (location, position) · ab аҭыԥ (location, position) · crh yer (location, position) · te స్థలము (open space, courtyard, market square) · es posición (the position of a contestant in a competition) · es lugar (location, position) · ckb شوێن (location, position) · bg място (the position of a contestant in a competition) · vi chỗ (location, position) · he מַצָּב (frame of mind) · uk дім (house or home) · dsb městno (location, position) · es logar (location, position) · sv ställe (location, position) · ca seient (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · ja 居場所 (role or purpose, station) · izh kohta (location, position) · gur zẽ'a (location, position) · wa plaece (any area of the earth) · bn জায়গা (location, position) · enm place (location, position) · syl ꠎꠦꠉꠣ (location, position) · fa جای (the position as a member of a team) · sh ме̏сто (location, position) · ur جاگَہ (location, position) · ca punt (particular location in a book or document) · mn орон (role or purpose, station) · zh 地方 (any area of the earth) · ru положе́ние (role or purpose, station) · pdt Städ (open space, courtyard, market square) · pdt Städ (location, position) · fi tila (location, position) · fr lieu (location, position) · sk námestie (open space, courtyard, market square) · mk пло́штад (open space, courtyard, market square) · sh gȃjba (house or home) · ca lloc (the position of a contestant in a competition) · sh mjȅsto (any area of the earth) · be ме́сца (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · ar مَكَان (any area of the earth) · sl kràj (location, position) · fi paikka (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · th สถานที่ (location, position) · ru пози́ция (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · mnc ᠪᠠ (location, position) · ta இடம் (location, position) · zh 廣場 /广场 (open space, courtyard, market square) · mn орон (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · ja 市場 (open space, courtyard, market square) · sh мје̏сто (any area of the earth) · pl miejsce (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · ml സ്ഥാനം (the position of a contestant in a competition) · ru пло́щадь (open space, courtyard, market square) · ur جَگَہ (location, position) · apw gozsʼa̜a̜ge (location, position) · ja 所 (location, position) · fa مَحَلّ (location, position) · ar مكان (location, position) · kix thāng (location, position) · ibg gian (location, position) · mfe landrwa (location, position) · bg кварти́ра (house or home) · fi asema (role or purpose, station) · pt lugar (role or purpose, station) · lv sēdvieta (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · cmg ᠣᠷᠤᠨ (location, position) · cs místo (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · sl mésto (location, position) · my နေရာ (location, position) · bg мя́сто (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · ja 境遇 (role or purpose, station) · ru ме́сто (the position as a member of a team) · pt casa (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · ar مَكَان (location, position) · pt assento (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · tg макон (location, position) · lv vieta (location, position) · wa djîsse (house or home) · bg мя́сто (location, position) · vi chốn (location, position) · rom than (location, position) · ks شاے (any area of the earth) · fi vaikutus (reception; effect) · da rolle (role or purpose, station) · fi toiseksi etc. (ordinal relation) · et koht (the position of a contestant in a competition) · gd ionad (frame of mind) · sah орун (any area of the earth) · ja 空間 (location, position) · ro piață (open space, courtyard, market square) · la locus (location, position) · hy հրապարակ (open space, courtyard, market square) · ar مَقْعَد (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · rm lieu (location, position) · sh ме̏сто (any area of the earth) · sh мје̏сто (location, position) · az məhəl (location, position) · nb plass (open space, courtyard, market square) · it luogo (location, position) · ja 身分 (role or purpose, station) · fi kohta (area of the skin) · ja 役職 (role or purpose, station) · km កន្លែង (location, position) · ro loc (location, position) · pl siedzenie (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · sl mesto (any area of the earth) · ja 地方 (any area of the earth) · yi אָרט (location, position) · ru положе́ние (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · enm place (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · itk לוּקוֹ (location, position) · wlc pvahano (location, position) · cs místo (any area of the earth) · el περιοχή (location, position) · ruq loc (location, position) · ru ме́сто (the position of a contestant in a competition) · uk мі́сце (location, position) · te సభ్యత్వము (the position as a member of a team) · uk мі́сце (the position of a contestant in a competition) · it posizione (location, position) · bal ہند (location, position) · sv gård (open space, courtyard, market square) · hu tér (open space, courtyard, market square) · xmf არდგილი (location, position) · ru до́лжность (role or purpose, station) · ur چَوک (open space, courtyard, market square) · mr जागा (location, position) · roa-tar chiàzza (open space, courtyard, market square) · sv torg (open space, courtyard, market square) · el πλατεία (open space, courtyard, market square) · tg ҷой (location, position) · sms päi´ǩǩ (location, position) · ja 地位 (role or purpose, station) · la positiō (location, position) · de Ort (location, position) · ps ميدان (open space, courtyard, market square) · cu ⰿⱑⱄⱅⱁ (location, position) · kmr der (location, position) · et koht (any area of the earth) · rm liug (location, position) · da siddeplads (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · tl lugar (location, position) · shu بكان (location, position) · bg мя́сто (any area of the earth) · sw pahali (role or purpose, station) · is staður (location, position) · ml സ്ഥലം (location, position) · ur مَکان (location, position) · uk ви́тяг (passage or extract from a book or document) · et istekoht (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · zh 座位 (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · pt lugar (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · it piazza (open space, courtyard, market square) · lld luega (location, position) · fur sît (location, position) · cop ⲙⲁ (location, position) · sw pahali (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · da plads (open space, courtyard, market square) · om bakka (location, position) · ug ئورۇن (location, position) · sw pahali (any area of the earth) · ja 席 (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · kca-eas тоӽи (location, position) · as ঠাই (location, position) · oc luòc (location, position) · fi hima (house or home) · ky орун (location, position) · kxd tampat (location, position) · uk вплив (reception; effect) · pt lugar (location, position) · pt terra (any area of the earth) · es puesto (the position of a contestant in a competition) · enm place (passage or extract from a book or document) · qu kuska (location, position) · pdt Städ (any area of the earth) · nl huis (house or home) · zh 位 (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · ks شاے (location, position) · mnc ᠪᠠ ᠨᠠ (location, position) · ro pătrat (open space, courtyard, market square) · sv plats (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · sh га̑јба (house or home) · sc logu (location, position) · hu ülőhely (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · fa جای (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · zh дифон (location, position) · am ቦታ (location, position) · be ме́сца (location, position) · uga 𐎎𐎋𐎐𐎚 (location, position) · he בַּיִת (house or home) · cu мѣсто (location, position) · gu સ્થળ (location, position) · tk orun (location, position) · wuu 地方 (location, position) · mos zĩiga (location, position) · ps مکان (location, position) · de Bude (house or home) · fi sija (the position of a contestant in a competition) · it posto (the position of a contestant in a competition) · hi स्थान (location, position) · fo staður (location, position) · fi ensiksi (ordinal relation) · tpi ples (location, position) · sv liggplats (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · cmg ᠭᠠᠵᠠᠷ (location, position) · evn билэ (location, position) · uk психі́чний стан (frame of mind) · he כיכר \ כִּכָּר (open space, courtyard, market square) · ja 立場 (role or purpose, station) · ja 家 (house or home) · lo ສະຖານທີ່ (location, position) · ja 所 (location, position) · ka ადგილ-მდებარეობა (location, position) · ca lloc (any area of the earth) · fi käsienpesu (euphemism: outhouse or lavatory) · ba урын (location, position) · da hus (house or home) · ca lloc (location, position) · enm stede (role or purpose, station) · fi kohta (particular location in a book or document) · sh mȅsto (any area of the earth) · fi tori (street, sometimes surrounding a public place) · ar مَحَل (location, position) · ru населённый пункт (inhabited area: a village, town, or city) · bg пло́щад (open space, courtyard, market square) · te చోటు (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · fi paikka (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · ms tempat (location, position) · tk ýer (location, position) · izh paikka (location, position) · eu toki (location, position) · ru жили́ще (house or home) · se báiki (location, position) · nb posisjon (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · sv post (location, position) · sh mȅsto (location, position) · sv säte (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · enm stede (area of the skin) · sv sittplats (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · gd ionad (open space, courtyard, market square) · ja 余地 (location, position) · enm place (particular location in a book or document) · ang stōw (location, position) · io loko (location, position) · et paik (location, position) · de Platz (location, position) · ja 場所 (any area of the earth) · el τοποθεσία (location, position) · kmr cih (location, position) · wbk tān (open space, courtyard, market square) · uk по-... (ordinal relation) · txb wṣeñña (location, position) · de Stelle (location, position) · el θέση (location, position) · ja 家 (house or home) · da gård (open space, courtyard, market square) · tt тур (location, position) · fur puest (location, position) · fi mesta (location, position) · ruo loc (location, position) · tg маҳал (location, position) · ko 곳 (any area of the earth) · gug tenda (location, position) · ca llogaret (inhabited area: a village, town, or city) · rm li (location, position) · uk житло́ (house or home) · th พลาซ่า (open space, courtyard, market square) · ar موضع (location, position) · bg жили́ще (house or home) · fr endroit (location, position) · pa ਸਥਾਨ (location, position) · te బహిరంగ ప్రదేశం (open space, courtyard, market square) · uk майда́н (open space, courtyard, market square) · ar بلاصة (location, position) · be ме́сца (any area of the earth) · enm place (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · az yer (location, position) · sc locu (location, position) · ml സ്ഥലം (open space, courtyard, market square) · gd ionad (location, position) · da sted (location, position) · ja 役目 (role or purpose, station) · hi जगह (location, position) · ks جاے (any area of the earth) · es lugar (the position as a member of a team) · sh tȑg (open space, courtyard, market square) · gld бэун (location, position) · cu мѣсто (any area of the earth) · fi paikka (the position as a member of a team) · ru ме́сто (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · la platea (open space, courtyard, market square) · ca població (inhabited area: a village, town, or city) · lo ບ່ອນ (location, position) · lmo lœugh (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · nb plass (the position as a member of a team) · hi चौक (open space, courtyard, market square) · ug جاي (location, position) · sl tŕg (open space, courtyard, market square) · fa پُسْت (the position as a member of a team) · enm stede (passage or extract from a book or document) · nod ᨷᩁᩥᩅᩮ᩠ᨱ (location, position) · ca casella (chess: square of the chessboard) · es plaza (open space, courtyard, market square) · eu leku (location, position) · fi kämppä (house or home) · mi wāhi (location, position) · az məkan (location, position) · gd àite (the position as a member of a team) · sk miesto (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · ur جَگَہْ (location, position) · ota مكان (location, position) · mnc ᠣᡵᠣᠨ (location, position) · es lugar (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · sco steid (location, position) · fa جا (location, position) · fi ruutu (chess: square of the chessboard) · rm plazza (open space, courtyard, market square) · nmn ǂùã (location, position) · ko 자리 (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · uz joy (location, position) · fi istumapaikka (area one occupies, particularly for sitting) · enm place (inhabited area: a village, town, or city) · rup loc (location, position) · es locus (location, position) · be насе́лены пункт (inhabited area: a village, town, or city) · es en lo de (house or home) · es posición (numeric: the column counting a certain quantity) · ca casa (house or home) · la forum (open space, courtyard, market square) · ko 위치 (location, position) · da plads (location, position) · sv placering (location, position) · sv sovplats (area one occupies, particularly for sitting)

place en · VERB · etymology 2

Pronunciation

[ˈpʰl̥eɪ̯s] (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
(Southern-England) audio
[ˈpʰl̥æ̝ɪ̯s] (Australia, New-Zealand)
/ˈpleːs/ US, Canada, monophthongization
[ˈpʰl̥eːs] US, Canada, monophthongization
(General-American) audio
/ˈplæ̝ɪ̯s/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
(General-American) audio
/ˈpleɪ̯s/ (Canadian, General-American, Received-Pronunciation, Standard)
(Received-Pronunciation) audio

Etymology

From Middle English placen, from the noun (see above).

Meanings

(transitive) To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
- Similar studies of rats have employed four different intracranial resorbable, slow sustained release systems—[…]. Such a slow-release device containing angiogenic factors could be placed on the pia mater covering the cerebral cortex and tested in persons with senile dementia in long term studies. 2013 May-June, Charles T. Ambrose, “Alzheimer’s Disease”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3, page 200:
- Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter XIX, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- He placed the glass on the table.
- His life vvas nigh vnto deaths dore yplaſte, / And thred-bare cote, and cobled ſhoes hee vvare, […] 1590, Edmund Spenser, “Book I, Canto IIII”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 28, page 53:
- to place someone on a pedestal
(ergative) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)).
- Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.
- The Cowboys placed third in the league.
(ergative, intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition; to rank at a certain position ((often followed by an ordinal)). ▸ To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.
- In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.
(transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
- I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.
(transitive) To vouch for someone's alibi.
- The librarian was placed at home by her neighbor at the time of the murder.
(transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
(in collocations, transitive) To make.
- to place an order
- to place an ad in the newspaper
- to place a bid
- to place a wager
- to place a bet
- to place a call
- We were all focused intently on the triangular conference call speaker in the middle of the table. President Trump's communications team was placing a call to President Volodymyr Zelenksy of Ukraine, and we were here to listen. 2021, Alexander S. Vindman, “Impeachable Offense”, in Here, Right Matters: An American Story, HarperCollins, →ISBN:
(transitive) To bet.
- I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.
(transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
- They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.
- Designated as the core of the southern forces were: the 5th Division, which was recalled from northern French Indochina to Shanghai, placed under the direct control of Imperial Headquarters, and, on October 12, ordered to “train primarily for landing operations” (Imperial Headquarters Army Order 467); the Imperial Guard Division, which was ordered on October 22 to assemble at Shant’ou (Swatow); the 48th Division, reorganized on October 22 from the Taiwan Mixed Brigade and ordered to advance to Hainan island; and the 18th Division at Canton. 1980, Tsunoda Jun, “The Navy's Role in the Southern Strategy”, in Robert A. Scalapino, transl., edited by James William Morley, The Fateful Choice: Japan's Advance into Southeast Asia, 1939-1941, New York: Columbia University Press, sourced from "Nihon no tai-Bei kaisen (1940-nen–1941-nen)," Taiheiyō sensō e no michi, vol. 7, part I, sec. 1, pp. 16–28 and sec. 2, pp. 44–53, 65–88, 109–18., translation of original in Japanese, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 287:
(transitive) To place-kick (a goal).
(transitive) To assign (more or less value) to something.
- She places little value on religion.
- My workplace places a high premium on team spirit.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
placeth	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres	archaic	lexicographic
placedst	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past	archaic	lexicographic
yplaced	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part	archaic	lexicographic
placest	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres	archaic	lexicographic
places	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
placed	Number=Plur, Tense=Past		lexicographic
placed	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Past		lexicographic
placed	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Past		lexicographic
placed	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
placed	Mood=Sub, Tense=Past		lexicographic
placed	Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Past		lexicographic
placed	Tense=Past		lexicographic
place	Number=Plur, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
place	VerbForm=Inf		lexicographic
place	Mood=Sub, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
place	Number=Sing, Person=1, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
place	Mood=Imp, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
place	Number=Sing, Person=2, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
pleace		alternative	lexicographic
placing	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Deriveds

placement · well-placed

Synonyms

make (to achieve a certain position) · reach · set · lay · have · achieve (to achieve a certain position) · deposit · set down · lay down · put down

Translations (213)

hu helyezni (to put in a specific location) · sw pahali (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · hu tenni (to put in a specific location) · ru положи́ть (to put in a specific location) · ca jugar-s'hi (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · sa दधाति (to put in a specific location) · fr se placer (to earn a given spot in a competition) · izh issuttaa (to put in a specific location) · es entonar (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch) · de platzieren (to put in a specific location) · pt apostar (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · sv placera (to put in a specific location) · no sette (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · mk пласира (to earn a given spot in a competition) · nl plaatsen (to put in a specific location) · id menempatkan (to put in a specific location) · uk посі́сти (to earn a given spot in a competition) · sw kuweka (to put in a specific location) · fi sijoittaa (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · it piazzare (to put in a specific location) · no plassere seg (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · uk покла́сти (to put in a specific location) · grc τίθημι (to put in a specific location) · es situar (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · ja 配置する (to put in a specific location) · uga 𐎌𐎚 (to put in a specific location) · he מיקם (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · mi whakanoho (to put in a specific location) · it posare (to put in a specific location) · uk поста́вити (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · pt entoar (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch) · ca posar-se (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · sv placera sig (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · ru ста́вить (to put in a specific location) · mk сместува (to earn a given spot in a competition) · pt colocar (to put in a specific location) · ja 任命する (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · sv sätta (to put in a specific location) · bg назначавам (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · uk кла́сти (to put in a specific location) · sv ställa (to put in a specific location) · es colocar (to put in a specific location) · ja 入れる (to put in a specific location) · da placere (to put in a specific location) · bg класирам се (to earn a given spot in a competition) · ca col·locar-se (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · lt padėti (to put in a specific location) · pt lembrar-se (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · it mettere (to put in a specific location) · is setja (to put in a specific location) · pt chegar (to earn a given spot in a competition) · es colocar (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · fi sijoittua (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · da anbringe (to put in a specific location) · txb tā- (to put in a specific location) · bg залагам (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · vi để (to put in a specific location) · ca classificar-se (to earn a given spot in a competition) · es colocarse (to earn a given spot in a competition) · sv skaffa plats åt (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · te జ్ఞప్తికి వచ్చు (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · ru класть (to put in a specific location) · uk ста́вити (to put in a specific location) · es clasificarse (to earn a given spot in a competition) · te తగని నియామకం (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · mk става (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · cdo 放 (to put in a specific location) · es clasificarse (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · it collocare (to put in a specific location) · hy տեղադրել (to put in a specific location) · fi laulaa oikein (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch) · fur plačâ (to put in a specific location) · ga cuir (to put in a specific location) · izh panna (to put in a specific location) · ja 配置する (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · ca apostar (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · ca situar (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · fi paikantaa (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · mi whakatakoto (to put in a specific location) · da lægge (to put in a specific location) · sv lägga (to put in a specific location) · fi panna (to put in a specific location) · lv iecelt (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · sv placera (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · uk поста́вити (to put in a specific location) · fi sijoittaa (to put in a specific location) · da sætte (to put in a specific location) · fi sijoittaa (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · fr placer (to put in a specific location) · uk посіда́ти (to earn a given spot in a competition) · lld meter (to put in a specific location) · es contratar (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · izh asettaa (to put in a specific location) · zh 置 (to put in a specific location) · nrf pliaichi (to put in a specific location) · no plassere (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · pt pôr (to put in a specific location) · lv nolikt (to put in a specific location) · pt classificar-se (to earn a given spot in a competition) · ja 置く (to put in a specific location) · cs umístit se (to earn a given spot in a competition) · fr faire (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · ja 思い当たる (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · no plassere (to put in a specific location) · fi päästä (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · ko 두다 (to put in a specific location) · ca entonar (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch) · cs umístit (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · cs zařadit (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · sv placera sig (to earn a given spot in a competition) · fi laittaa (to put in a specific location) · pt contratar (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · ca col·locar (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · ca contractar (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · ca classificar-se (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · la locō (to put in a specific location) · ang settan (to put in a specific location) · ca posar (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · sv erinra sig (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · te సాధించు (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · lv iekārtot (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · fr arriver (to earn a given spot in a competition) · cs umístit (to put in a specific location) · ja 入賞する (to earn a given spot in a competition) · ar حط (to put in a specific location) · fur puestâ (to put in a specific location) · es poner (to put in a specific location) · it posizionare (to put in a specific location) · es apostar (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · tpi putim (to put in a specific location) · zh 放 (to put in a specific location) · az yerləşdirmək (to put in a specific location) · te పందెము (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · uk розмісти́ти (to put in a specific location) · lv likt (to put in a specific location) · ba ҡуйыу (to put in a specific location) · ja つく (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · zh 放置 (to put in a specific location) · ca posar (to put in a specific location) · kok दवरचे (to put in a specific location) · la pōnō (to put in a specific location) · sw pahali (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · he הגיע (to earn a given spot in a competition) · de einordnen (to put in a specific location) · sga fo·ceird (to put in a specific location) · pt obter (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · ja なる (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · uk ста́вити (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · yi אַוועקזעצן (to put in a specific location) · fr poser (to put in a specific location) · uk розмі́щувати (to put in a specific location) · la sistō (to put in a specific location) · yi אַוועקשטעלן (to put in a specific location) · hy դնել (to put in a specific location) · qu churay (to put in a specific location) · es colocarse (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · ru поста́вить (to put in a specific location) · ar وَضَعَ (to put in a specific location) · ca ubicar (to remember where and when something or someone was previously encountered) · az qoymaq (to put in a specific location) · ja 就職させる (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · izh laittaa (to put in a specific location) · pl położyć (to put in a specific location) · te స్వరశుద్ధమైన పాట (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch) · es situar (to put in a specific location) · mi whakaawe (to put in a specific location) · mk става (to put in a specific location) · sv skaffa anställning åt (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · sv placera (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · ja 定める (to put in a specific location) · la posthabeō (to put in a specific location) · he מיקם (to put in a specific location) · fr mettre (to put in a specific location) · pt classificar-se (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · ru помести́ть (to put in a specific location) · ca col·locar-se (to earn a given spot in a competition) · ckb دانان (to put in a specific location) · te నిర్ణీత ప్రదేశంలో ఉంచు (to put in a specific location) · no treffe (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch) · pt cantar (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch) · ja 置く (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · rap hata (to put in a specific location) · ca posar-se (to earn a given spot in a competition) · ru помеща́ть (to put in a specific location) · fur meti (to put in a specific location) · sw pahali (to sing (a note) with the correct pitch) · sv utnämna (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · ja 収める (to put in a specific location) · vi đặt (to put in a specific location) · te సాధించు (to earn a given spot in a competition) · ja 付ける (to put in a specific location) · fi asettaa (to put in a specific location) · eo meti (to put in a specific location) · ja 職を与える (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · ro pune (to put in a specific location) · de stellen (to put in a specific location) · pt obter (to earn a given spot in a competition) · ja 定まる (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · es emplazar (to put in a specific location) · ja 割り当てる (to put in a specific location) · ca col·locar (to put in a specific location) · bg слагам (to put in a specific location) · pl kłaść (to put in a specific location) · pt chegar (passive: to rank at (a certain position)) · no plassere seg (to earn a given spot in a competition) · tl ilagay (to put in a specific location) · bg поставям (to put in a specific location) · ja 賭ける (to arrange for, make (a bet)) · ca llogar (to recruit or match an appropriate person for a job) · fi sijoittua (to earn a given spot in a competition) · mk сместува (to put in a specific location) · mi panga (to put in a specific location) · ja 決まる (passive: to rank at (a certain position))

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place en · NOUN · etymology 1

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place en · VERB · etymology 2

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