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place

place
P p

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [pleys]
    • /pleɪs/
    • /pleɪs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [pleys]
    • /pleɪs/

Definitions of place word

  • noun place a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent. 1
  • noun place space in general: time and place. 1
  • noun place the specific portion of space normally occupied by anything: The vase is in its place. Every item on the shelf had its place. 1
  • noun place a space, area, or spot, set apart or used for a particular purpose: a place of worship; a place of entertainment. 1
  • noun place any part or spot in a body or surface: a decayed place in a tree. 1
  • noun place a particular passage in a book or writing: to find the place where one left off reading. 1

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Origin of place

First appearance:

before 950
One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; (noun) Middle English, conflation of Old English plæce and Middle French place, both < Latin platea, variant of platēa street, courtyard, area < Greek plateîa broad street, noun use of feminine of platýs broad, flat1; (v.) late Middle English, derivative of the noun; see platy-

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Place

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

place popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

place usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for place

verb place

  • accounted — an oral or written description of particular events or situations; narrative: an account of the meetings; an account of the trip.
  • apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
  • attach — If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
  • ballasted — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.
  • ballasting — Nautical. any heavy material carried temporarily or permanently in a vessel to provide desired draft and stability.

noun place

  • ambient — The ambient temperature is the temperature of the air above the ground in a particular place.
  • apple — An apple is a round fruit with smooth green, yellow, or red skin and firm white flesh.
  • apples — well or fine; under control.
  • appointment — The appointment of a person to a particular job is the choice of that person to do it.
  • atmosphere — A planet's atmosphere is the layer of air or other gases around it.

Antonyms for place

verb place

  • blot out — If one thing blots out another thing, it is in front of the other thing and prevents it from being seen.
  • blow down — to open a valve in a steam boiler to eject any sediment that has collected
  • boot out — If someone boots you out of a job, organization, or place, you are forced to leave it.
  • break down — If a machine or a vehicle breaks down, it stops working.
  • carried away — to take or support from one place to another; convey; transport: He carried her for a mile in his arms. This elevator cannot carry more than ten people.

noun place

  • displace — to compel (a person or persons) to leave home, country, etc.
  • misplace — to put in a wrong place.

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