place (Meaning)

Wordnet

place (n)

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

any area set aside for a particular purpose

an abstract mental location

a general vicinity

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

a particular situation

where you live at a particular time

a job in an organization

the particular portion of space occupied by something

proper or designated social situation

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

the passage that is being read

proper or appropriate position or location

a public square with room for pedestrians

an item on a list or in a sequence

a blank area

Wordnet

place (v)

put into a certain place or abstract location

place somebody in a particular situation or location

assign a rank or rating to

assign a location to

to arrange for

take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

assign to (a job or a home)

locate

estimate

identify the location or place of

make an investment

assign to a station

finish second or better in a horse or dog race

sing a note with the correct pitch

Webster

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.

The position of first, second, or third at the finish, esp. the second position. In betting, to win a bet on a horse for place it must, in the United States, finish first or second, in England, usually, first, second, or third.

Webster

place (v. t.)

To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.

To place-kick ( a goal).

place Sentence Examples

  1. The vase found its rightful place on the mantlepiece.
  2. We can't place too much trust in unverified sources.
  3. The new recruits were placed in different units for training.
  4. I've lost the car keys again; can you help me locate their place?
  5. Please place the groceries on the counter.
  6. I need to find a safe place to store my valuables.
  7. The meeting will take place in the conference room at 10 am.
  8. Can you place an order for a large pizza with extra cheese?
  9. The doctor placed a temporary cast on my broken arm.
  10. Place the chairs in a semi-circle for the discussion.

FAQs About the word place

a point located with respect to surface features of some region, any area set aside for a particular purpose, an abstract mental location, a general vicinity, t

venue,location, spot, site, point, locus, position,where, locale, locality

avocation, unemployment,unemployment, avocation,, joblessness,joblessness

The vase found its rightful place on the mantlepiece.

We can't place too much trust in unverified sources.

The new recruits were placed in different units for training.

I've lost the car keys again; can you help me locate their place?