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place

/ˈpleɪ̯s/noun, verb1 syllable

Place means: a job in an organization.

Synonyms for place49

noun, as in a job in an organization

noun, as in the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

stead, position, lieu

noun, as in a point located with respect to surface features of some region

topographic point, spot

noun, as in a public square with room for pedestrians

plaza, piazza

noun, as in a blank area

space, blank space

noun, as in any area set aside for a particular purpose

noun, as in a particular situation

noun, as in where you live at a particular time

noun, as in the particular portion of space occupied by something

noun, as in proper or designated social situation

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

noun, as in an item on a list or in a sequence

verb, as in put into a certain place or abstract location

verb, as in assign a rank or rating to

verb, as in intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

verb, as in locate

set, localize, localise

verb, as in make an investment

verb, as in assign to a station

verb, as in assign a location to

verb, as in take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

come in, come out

verb, as in estimate

verb, as in identify the location or place of

localize, localise

verb, as in recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

also used for place

lay down, put down, set down, deposit, have, reach, achieve, make

Includes material from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.

What does place mean?32

noun

1

a job in an organization“he occupied a post in the treasury”

2

the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another“can you go in my stead?”

3

a point located with respect to surface features of some region“this is a nice place for a picnic”

4

a public square with room for pedestrians“they met at Elm Plaza”

5

a blank area“write your name in the space provided”

6

any area set aside for a particular purpose“who owns this place?”

7

a particular situation“If you were in my place what would you do?”

8

where you live at a particular time“deliver the package to my home”

9

the particular portion of space occupied by something“he put the lamp back in its place”

10

proper or designated social situation“he overstepped his place”

11

a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)“he booked their seats in advance”

12

an item on a list or in a sequence“in the second place”

13

an abstract mental location“he has a special place in my thoughts”

14

a general vicinity“He comes from a place near Chicago”

15

the passage that is being read“he lost his place on the page”

16

proper or appropriate position or location“a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen”

verb

1

put into a certain place or abstract location“Put your things here”

2

assign a rank or rating to“how would you rank these students?”

3

intend (something) to move towards a certain goal“He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face”

4

locate“The film is set in Africa”

5

make an investment“Put money into bonds”

6

assign to a station

7

assign a location to“The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles”

8

take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal“Jerry came in third in the Marathon”

9

estimate“We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.”

10

identify the location or place of“We localized the source of the infection”

11

recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something“She identified the man on the ‘wanted’ poster”

12

place somebody in a particular situation or location“he was placed on probation”

13

to arrange for“place a phone call”

14

assign to (a job or a home)

15

finish second or better in a horse or dog race“he bet $2 on number six to place”

16

sing a note with the correct pitch

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with place?19

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All 19 rhymes for place, grouped by syllable

Place in a sentence

  • America is a lovely place to be, if you are here to earn money.AlanF_US
  • If your prices are competitive, we will place a large order.CK
  • Were it not for music, the world would be a dull place.CK
  • If not for music, the world would be a dull place.CK
  • As was to be expected, he took the first place.Swift
  • If you were in my place, what would you do?CM
  • In the first place, he's a lazy boy.orcrist
  • In the first place, we must have capital to begin it with.AlexParrish

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of place

as a noun

plural
places

as a verb

past tense
placed
present participle
placing
third-person singular
places
past participle
placed