place
Từ điển Collocation
place noun
1 particular position/area
ADJ. good, great, ideal | terrible It was a terrible place to live. | safe Keep your purse in a safe place. | right, suitable I happened to be in the right place at the right time. | wrong | beautiful, nice It's a nice place you've got here. | interesting | busy, crowded | quiet | strange | faraway, out-of-the way, remote holidays in faraway places | public | hiding, market, meeting, resting
VERB + PLACE mark I forgot to mark my place (= in a book). | lose I've lost my place in the script.
PLACE + NOUN name
PREP. at/in a/the ~ We had dinner at a crowded place in Soho. | in ~ It was held in place with tape. There will be rain in places. | into ~ She tapped the lid into place. | out of ~ Some of these files seem to be out of place.
PHRASES all over the place (= everywhere), no place/not the place This is not the place for an argument. | a place of birth/business/interest/learning/work/worship Please state your date and place of birth.
2 seat/position for sb/sth
VERB + PLACE sit (down) in, take We took our places round the table. | go back to, return to The boy returned to his place | keep (sb), save (sb) | lose I've lost my place in the queue. | give up | change, swap He swapped places with me. | show sb to She showed them to their places. | lay, set I've laid four places for dinner.
PLACE + NOUN mat | card
PHRASES the place of honour He took the place of honour on his hostess's right.
3 role/position/function
ADJ. central, important, prominent | special He holds a special place in her affections | proper, rightful
VERB + PLACE have, hold, occupy Housing occupied a prominent place in the discussions. | know She knows her place. | forget I'm sorry?I was forgetting my place. | restore sth to He has been restored to his rightful place in the community. | put sb in At first he tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place.
PREP. ~ in Dance has a central place in their culture.
PHRASES it's not sb's place to It's not your place to correct her. | a place in history a statesman who is assured a place in history
4 opportunity to study at a college, play for a team, etc.
ADJ. free | college, nursery, school, university
VERB + PLACE get, win | award sb, offer sb | lose He was injured and lost his place in the side.
PREP. ~ at/in He was awarded a place at Leeds University. | ~ on She got a place on the French course.
5 sb's position at the end of a race, competition, etc.
VERB + PLACE finish in, take She took third place.
PLACE + VERB go to sb Second place went to the Moroccan athlete.
Từ điển WordNet
n.
- a point located with respect to surface features of some region; topographic point, spot
this is a nice place for a picnic
- any area set aside for a particular purpose; property
who owns this place?
the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
- 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
- a general vicinity
He comes from a place near Chicago
- the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; stead, position, lieu
can you go in my stead?
took his place
in lieu of
- a particular situation; shoes
If you were in my place what would you do?
- where you live at a particular time; home
deliver the package to my home
he doesn't have a home to go to
your place or mine?
- a job in an organization; position, post, berth, office, spot, billet, situation
he occupied a post in the treasury
- the particular portion of space occupied by something; position
he put the lamp back in its place
- proper or designated social situation; station
he overstepped his place
the responsibilities of a man in his station
married above her station
- a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); seat
he booked their seats in advance
he sat in someone else's place
- the passage that is being read
he lost his place on the page
- proper or appropriate position or location
a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen
- a public square with room for pedestrians; plaza, piazza
they met at Elm Plaza
Grosvenor Place
- an item on a list or in a sequence; position
in the second place
moved from third to fifth position
- a blank area; space, blank space
write your name in the space provided
v.
- put into a certain place or abstract location; put, set, pose, position, lay
Put your things here
Set the tray down
Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children
Place emphasis on a certain point
- place somebody in a particular situation or location
he was placed on probation
- assign a rank or rating to; rate, rank, range, order, grade
how would you rank these students?
The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
- assign a location to; locate, site
The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
- to arrange for
place a phone call", "place a bet
- take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; come in, come out
Jerry came in third in the Marathon
- intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; target, aim, direct, point
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face
criticism directed at her superior
direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
- recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; identify
She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
- assign to (a job or a home)
- locate; set, localize, localise
The film is set in Africa
- estimate; put, set
We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
- identify the location or place of; localize, localise
We localized the source of the infection
- make an investment; invest, put, commit
Put money into bonds
- assign to a station; station, post, base, send
- finish second or better in a horse or dog race
he bet $2 on number six to place
- sing a note with the correct pitch
Bloomberg Financial Glossary
The marketing of new securities, usually through sales to institutional investors. See: Float.
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
places|placed|placing
syn.: arrange compose fix locate put set situate station
ant.: displace
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