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ì place noun, verb

Πnoun
POSITION / POINT / AREA

1 a particular position, point or area

CITY / TOWN / BUILDING

2 a particular city, town, building, etc.

3 (especially in compounds or phrases) a building or an area of land used for a particular purpose
—see also RESTING PLACE
AREA ON SURFACE

4 a particular area on a surface, especially on a person’s body

IN BOOK / SPEECH, etc.

5 a point in a book, speech, piece of music, etc., especially one that sb has reached at a particular time
SEAT

6 a position, seat, etc., especially one that is available for or being used by a person or vehicle
ROLE / IMPORTANCE

7 place (in sth) the role or importance of sb/sth in a particular situation, usually in relation to others
AT UNIVERSITY / SCHOOL

8 an opportunity to take part in sth, especially to study at a school or university or on a course

IN SPORTS TEAM

9 the position of being a member of a sports team

CORRECT POSITION

10 the natural or correct position for sth

SAFE AREA

11 (usually with a negative) a suitable or safe area for sb to be

HOME

12 a house or flat / apartment; a person’s home

IN RACE / COMPETITION

13 a position among the winners of a race or competition

MATHEMATICS

14 the position of a figure after a DECIMAL POINT

STREET / SQUARE

15 Place (abbr. Pl.) used as part of a name for a short street or square
IDIOMS
all 'over the place (BrE also all 'over the shop) (US also all 'over the lot)
1 everywhere
2 not neat or tidy; not well organized
change / swap 'places (with sb)
(usually used in negative sentences) to be in sb else’s situation
fall / slot into 'place
if sth complicated or difficult to understand falls or slots into place, it becomes organized or clear in your mind
give 'place to sb/sth
to be replaced by sb/sth
SYN GIVE WAY TO

be 'going places
to be getting more and more successful in your life or career
if %I was / were in 'your place
used to introduce a piece of advice you are giving to sb
in the 'first place
used at the end of a sentence to talk about why sth was done or whether it should have been done or not
in the 'first, 'second, etc. place
used at the beginning of a sentence to introduce the different points you are making in an argument

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in 'my, 'your, etc. place

in my, your, etc. situation
in 'place
1 (also into 'place) in the correct position; ready for sth
2 working or ready to work
3 = ON THE SPOT

in place of sb/sth | in sb’s / sth’s 'place

instead of sb/sth
out of 'place
1 not in the correct place
2 not suitable for a particular situation
a place in the 'sun
a position in which you are comfortable or have an advantage over other people
put yourself in sb else’s / sb’s 'place
to imagine that you are in sb else’s situation
put sb in their 'place
to make sb feel stupid or embarrassed for showing too much confidence
take 'place
to happen, especially after previously being arranged or planned
take sb’s / sth’s 'place | take the place of sb/sth
to replace sb/sth
take your 'place
1 to go to the physical position that is necessary for an activity
2 to take or accept the status in society that is correct or that you deserve
—more at HAIR, HEART, PRIDE noun, ROCK noun
Πverb
IN POSITION

1 to put sth in a particular place, especially when you do it carefully or deliberately

IN SITUATION

2 (more formal than put) to put sb/yourself in a particular situation

ATTITUDE

3 place sth (on sth / doing sth) used to express the attitude sb has towards sb/sth
RECOGNIZE

4 (usually used in negative sentences) to recognize sb/sth and be able to identify them / it
BET / ORDER / ADVERTISEMENT

5 to give instructions about sth or make a request for sth to happen

FIND HOME / JOB

6 place sb (in sth) | place sb (with sb/sth) to find a suitable home, job, etc. for sb
GIVE RANK

7 to decide that sb/sth has a particular position or rank compared with other people or things
IN RACE

8 used to describe a person, a team or a horse, etc. finishing in a particular position in a race: He was placed fifth in last
Saturday’s race. Ç [VN] My horse has been placed several times (= it was among the first three or four to finish the race). Ç
[V] His horse placed in the last race (= it was among the first three to finish the race, usually in second place).
IDIOMS
be well, ideally, uniquely, better, etc. placed for sth / to do sth
1 to be in a good, very good, etc. position or have a good, etc. opportunity to do sth
2 to be located in a pleasant or convenient place
—more at PEDESTAL, PREMIUM noun, RECORD noun

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