English to English noun
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region |  | Example: this is a nice place for a picnic a bright spot on a planet
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any area set aside for a particular purpose |  | Example: who owns this place? the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
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an abstract mental location |  | Example: he has a special place in my thoughts a place in my heart a political system with no place for the less prominent groups
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a general vicinity |  | Example: He comes from a place near Chicago
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the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another |  | Example: can you go in my stead? took his place in lieu of
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a particular situation |  | Example: If you were in my place what would you do?
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where you live at a particular time |  | Example: deliver the package to my home he doesn't have a home to go to your place or mine?
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a job in an organization |  | Example: he occupied a post in the treasury
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the particular portion of space occupied by something |  | Example: he put the lamp back in its place
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proper or designated social situation |  | Example: he overstepped his place the responsibilities of a man in his station married above her station
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a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane) |  | Example: he booked their seats in advance he sat in someone else's place
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the passage that is being read |  | Example: he lost his place on the page
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proper or appropriate position or location |  | Example: a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
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a public square with room for pedestrians |  | Example: they met at Elm Plaza Grosvenor Place
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an item on a list or in a sequence |  | Example: in the second place moved from third to fifth position
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a blank area |  | Example: write your name in the space provided
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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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. |  | source: webster1913
verb
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put into a certain place or abstract location |  | Example: Put your things here Set the tray down Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children Place emphasis on a certain point
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place somebody in a particular situation or location |  | Example: he was placed on probation
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assign a rank or rating to |  | Example: how would you rank these students? The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
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assign a location to |  | Example: The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
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to arrange for |  | Example: place a phone call place a bet
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take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal |  | Example: Jerry came in third in the Marathon
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intend (something) to move towards a certain goal |  | Example: He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face criticism directed at her superior direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
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recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something |  | Example: She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
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assign to (a job or a home) |  | source: wordnet30
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locate |  | Example: The film is set in Africa
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estimate |  | Example: We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
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identify the location or place of |  | Example: We localized the source of the infection
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make an investment |  | Example: Put money into bonds
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assign to a station |  | source: wordnet30
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finish second or better in a horse or dog race |  | Example: he bet $2 on number six to place
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sing a note with the correct pitch |  | source: wordnet30
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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. |  | source: webster1913
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To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially. |  | source: webster1913
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