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გამოთქმა: /pleɪs/

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Universal
  • 1a particular position, point, or area in space; a location:I can’t be in two places at once the monastery was a peaceful place that street was no place for a lady figurativehe would always have a special place in her heart
  • a particular area on a larger surface:he lashed out and cut the policeman’s hand in three places
  • a building or area used for a specified purpose or activity:the town has many excellent eating places a place of worship
  • informal a person’s home:what about dinner at my place?
  • a point in a book or other text reached by a reader at a particular time:I must have lost my place in the script
  • 2a portion of space designated or available for or being used by someone:they hurried to their places at the table Jackie had saved her a place
  • a vacancy or available position:he was offered a place at Liverpool University
  • the regular or proper position of something:she put the book back in its place
  • a person’s rank or status:occupation structures a person’s place in society
  • [usually with negative] a right or privilege resulting from someone’s role or position:I’m sure she has a story to tell, but it’s not my place to ask
  • the role played by or importance attached to someone or something in a particular context:the place of computers in improving office efficiency
  • 3a position in a sequence or series, typically one ordered on the basis of merit:his score left him in ninth place
  • British any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race (used especially of the second, third, or fourth positions).
  • North American the second position, especially in a horse race.
  • the degree of priority given to something:accurate reportage takes second place to lurid detail
  • the position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal or similar notation, especially one after the decimal point:calculate the ratios to one decimal place
  • 4 [in place names] a square or short street:the lecture theatre is in New Burlington Place
  • a country house with its grounds.

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Universal
  • 1 [with object and adverbial] put in a particular position:a newspaper had been placed beside my plate
  • cause to be in a particular situation:enemy officers were placed under arrest you are not placing yourself under any obligation
  • allocate or assign (an abstract quality) to something:they place a great deal of emphasis on positive thought
  • (be placed) have a specified degree of advantage or convenience as a result of one’s position or circumstances: [with infinitive]:the company is well placed to seize the opportunity
  • 2find a home or employment for:the children were placed with foster-parents
  • dispose of (something, especially shares) by selling to a customer: the shares were placed last November
  • arrange for the recognition and implementation of (an order, bet, etc.):they placed a contract for three boats
  • order or obtain a connection for (a telephone call) through an operator: she placed a call to her husband to break the news
  • 3 [with object and adverbial] identify or classify as being of a specified type or as holding a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy:a survey placed the company 13th for achievement
  • [with object, usually with negative] be able to remember or identify (someone or something):she eventually said she couldn’t place him
  • (be placed) British achieve a specified position in a race:he was placed eleventh in the long individual race
  • [no object] be among the first three or four in a race (or the first three in the US): he won three times and placed three times (be placed)the horse, Bahuddin, was not placed at Lingfield
  • 4 Rugby & American Football score (a goal) by a place kick.

give place to

be succeeded or replaced by: the farmlands gave place to bare, scree-covered slopes anarchy eventually gave place to patrician capitalism

go places

informal
travel.
be increasingly successful:a pop star who’s definitely going places

in place

  • 1working or ready to work; established:contingency plans should be in place the rules which we shall put in place in the months ahead meet these criteria
  • 2North American on the spot; not travelling any distance.

in place of

instead of: eat raisins in place of junk food desserts

keep someone in his (or her) place

keep someone from becoming presumptuous.

out of place

not in the proper position; disarranged: not a hair was out of place in her painstakingly crimped coiffure
in a setting where one is or feels inappropriate or incongruous: the glamorous woman seemed radically out of place in the launderette

a place in the sun

a position of favour or advantage.

put oneself in another's place

consider a situation from another’s point of view: put yourself in her place—she’s got a lot to cope with

put someone in his (or her) place

deflate or humiliate someone regarded as being presumptuous.

take place

occur:people laid flowers at the spot where the crash took place

take one's place

take up one’s usual or recognized position.

take the place of

replace.

placeless

adjective

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