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- [pleys]
- /pleɪs/
- /pleɪs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [pleys]
- /pleɪs/
Definitions of placed word
- noun placed a particular portion of space, whether of definite or indefinite extent. 1
- noun placed space in general: time and place. 1
- noun placed 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 placed a space, area, or spot, set apart or used for a particular purpose: a place of worship; a place of entertainment. 1
- noun placed any part or spot in a body or surface: a decayed place in a tree. 1
- noun placed a particular passage in a book or writing: to find the place where one left off reading. 1
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Origin of placed
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-
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Parts of speech for Placed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
placed 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.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
placed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for placed
adj placed
- based — If you are based in a particular place, that is the place where you live or do most of your work. See also base.
- hard and fast — strongly binding; not to be set aside or violated: hard-and-fast rules.
- located — to identify or discover the place or location of: to locate the bullet wound.
adjective placed
- allocated — to set apart for a particular purpose; assign or allot: to allocate funds for new projects.
- allotted — to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion: to allot the available farmland among the settlers.
- deposited — to place for safekeeping or in trust, especially in a bank account: He deposited his paycheck every Friday.
- implanted — Simple past tense and past participle of implant.
- lodged — (of a deer or the like) represented as lying down: a stag lodged.
verb placed
- beetled — Projecting over.
- chocked — a wedge or block of wood, metal, or the like, for filling in a space, holding an object steady, etc.
- concentered — (American spelling) alternative spelling of concentredt; Simple past tense and past participle of concenter.
- containerized — Simple past tense and past participle of containerize.
- diagnosed — to determine the identity of (a disease, illness, etc.) by a medical examination: The doctor diagnosed the illness as influenza.
noun placed
- echeloned — Simple past tense and past participle of echelon.
- homed — a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household.
- homesteaded — a dwelling with its land and buildings, occupied by the owner as a home and exempted by a homestead law from seizure or sale for debt.
- jobbed — a piece of work, especially a specific task done as part of the routine of one's occupation or for an agreed price: She gave him the job of mowing the lawn.
- niched — an ornamental recess in a wall or the like, usually semicircular in plan and arched, as for a statue or other decorative object.
Antonyms for placed
adj placed
- commutated — to reverse the direction of (a current or currents), as by a commutator.
- done over — past participle of do over.
adjective placed
- changed — Simple past tense and past participle of change.
verb placed
- disarticulated — Simple past tense and past participle of disarticulate.
- dislocated — Simple past tense and past participle of dislocate.
- keeled — Nautical. a central fore-and-aft structural member in the bottom of a hull, extending from the stem to the sternpost and having the floors or frames attached to it, usually at right angles: sometimes projecting from the bottom of the hull to provide stability.
- ousted — to expel or remove from a place or position occupied: The bouncer ousted the drunk; to oust the prime minister in the next election.
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