place in English
- place⇄expr. give (or make) place,
a. to make room; step aside.
Ex. Make place! bear back there! (Ben Jonson).
b. (Figurative.) to yield; give in.
Ex. His anger gave place to remorse. - place⇄expr. go places, (Informal.) to advance rapidly toward success; achieve success.
Ex. The young assistant manager is going places in his company. - place⇄expr. in (the) place of, instead of.
Ex. to receive extra pay in place of a vacation. Use water in place of milk in this recipe. - place⇄expr. in place,
a. in the proper or usual place; in the original place.
Ex. books in place on shelves.
b. (Figurative.) fitting, appropriate, or timely; seasonable.
Ex. If Mr. Manss were not a successful pastor, he would be very - place⇄expr. know one's place, to act according to one's position in life.
Ex. If you are hired as a typist, you must know your place and not act like an office manager. - place⇄expr. out of place,
a. not in the proper or usual place.
Ex. The second volume seems to be out of place; I cannot find it on the shelf.
b. (Figurative.) inappropriate or ill-timed; unsuitable.
Ex. Talk about the depths of being - place⇄expr. places, (Mathematics.) the number of figures in a number or series, especially after the decimal point in a decimal.
Ex. to mark off three places. - place⇄expr. put (a person) in his place, to lower a person's dignity, as by a rebuke; humble or degrade.
Ex. The liberals had expected the Kennedy administration to put Franco sharply in his place (Alastair Reid). - place⇄expr. take place,
a. to happen; occur.
Ex. Mr. Wilson reminded the House that the exploratory talks had been taking place (Manchester Guardian Weekly).
b. (Obsolete.) to take precedence.
Ex. Though Miss Crawford is in a manner a - place⇄noun 1. the part of space occupied by a person or thing; position in space or with reference to other bodies.
Ex. In the world I fill up a place, which may be better supplied when I have made it empty (Shakespeare).
2. a particular portion o - place⇄place (1), noun, verb, placed,placing.
- place⇄place (2), noun.
(French.) a public square in a city or town; plaza. - place⇄v.i. 1. to finish among the leaders in a race or competition.
Ex. The favorite failed to place in the first heat and was eliminated.
2. to finish second in a horse race. - place⇄v.t. 1. to put in a particular place; set in a specified position; station.
Ex. Guards had been placed at all the exits. The orphan was placed in a good home.
(SYN) locate.
2. to put in the proper order or position; arrange; dispose.
place in Kashmiri कॉशुर
place in Marathi मराठी
place in Sanskrit संस्कृतम्
place in Sindhi سنڌي
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