English to English
noun
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region
This is a nice place for a picnic.
A bright spot on a planet.
source: WordNet 3.0
- any area set aside for a particular purpose
Who owns this place?.
The president was concerned about the property across from the White House.
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- an abstract mental location
He has a special place in my thoughts.
A place in my heart.
A political system with no place for the less prominent groups.
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- a general vicinity
He comes from a place near Chicago.
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- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
Can you go in my stead?.
Took his place.
In lieu of.
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- a particular situation
If you were in my place what would you do?.
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- where you live at a particular time
Deliver the package to my home.
He doesn't have a home to go to.
Your place or mine?.
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- a job in an organization
He occupied a post in the treasury.
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- the particular portion of space occupied by something
He put the lamp back in its place.
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- proper or designated social situation
He overstepped his place.
The responsibilities of a man in his station.
Married above her station.
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- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
He booked their seats in advance.
He sat in someone else's place.
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- the passage that is being read
He lost his place on the page.
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- proper or appropriate position or location
A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen.
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- a public square with room for pedestrians
They met at Elm Plaza.
Grosvenor Place.
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- an item on a list or in a sequence
In the second place.
Moved from third to fifth position.
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- a blank area
Write your name in the space provided.
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- Any portion of space regarded as measured off or distinct from all other space, or appropriated to some definite object or use; position; ground; site; spot; rarely, unbounded space.
source: Webster 1913
- The position of first, second, or third at the finish, esp. the second position. In betting, to win a bet on a horse for place it must, in the United States, finish first or second, in England, usually, first, second, or third.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- put into a certain place or abstract location
Put your things here.
Set the tray down.
Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children.
Place emphasis on a certain point.
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- place somebody in a particular situation or location
He was placed on probation.
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- assign a rank or rating to
How would you rank these students?.
The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide.
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- assign a location to
The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles.
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- to arrange for
Place a phone call.
Place a bet.
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- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
Jerry came in third in the Marathon.
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- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face.
Criticism directed at her superior.
Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself.
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- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster.
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- assign to (a job or a home)
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- locate
The film is set in Africa.
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- estimate
We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M..
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- identify the location or place of
We localized the source of the infection.
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- make an investment
Put money into bonds.
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- assign to a station
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- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
He bet $2 on number six to place.
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- sing a note with the correct pitch
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- To assign a place to; to put in a particular spot or place, or in a certain relative position; to direct to a particular place; to fix; to settle; to locate; as, to place a book on a shelf; to place balls in tennis.
source: Webster 1913
- To determine or announce the place of at the finish. Usually, in horse racing only the first three horses are placed officially.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [pleís] Dako; lugar
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [pleís] Maglagay; maglapag
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
