placatory
placatory

place


Definition: Meaning of, place in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / pleɪs /

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place places
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  1. area/space/building etc a space or area, for example a particular point on a surface or a room, building, town, city etc
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  2. home informal a house or apartment where someone lives
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  3. take place to happen, especially after being planned or arranged
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  4. space to sit or put something a space where someone can sit, or a space where you can put something
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  5. point in book/speech a point that you have reached in a book or a speech
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  6. opportunity to do something if someone has a place somewhere, they have the opportunity to go there or join in an activity
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  7. role/position the ROLE or important position that someone or something has in a situation or in society
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  8. in place in the correct position
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  9. in place existing and ready to be used
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  10. in place of somebody/something also in somebody's/something's place instead of someone or something else
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  11. take the place of somebody/something also take somebody's/something's place to exist or be used instead of someone or something else [=  replace]
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  12. in somebody's place used to talk about what you would do if you were in someone else's situation
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  13. be no place for somebody to be a completely unsuitable place for someone
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  14. first/second/third etc place first, second etc position in a race or competition
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  15. in the first place used to introduce a series of points in an argument, discussion etc
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  16. in the first place used to talk about what someone did or should have done at the start of a situation
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  17. take second place (to somebody/something) to be less important than someone or something else
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  18. take your places used to tell people to go to the correct place or position that they need to be in for an activity
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  19. all over the place informal everywhere
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  20. all over the place informal in a very untidy state
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  21. put somebody in their place to show someone that they are not as clever or important as they think they are
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  22. out of place not suitable for a particular situation or occasion
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  23. out of place not in the correct or usual position
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  24. it is not somebody's place (to do something) if it is not your place to do something, you do not have the duty or right to do it
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  25. have no place formal to be completely unacceptable
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  26. fall into place if things fall into place in your mind, you suddenly realize and understand what is really happening
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  27. fall into place if plans or events fall into place, they start to happen in the way that you hoped they would
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  28. be going places informal to start becoming successful in your life
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  29. be in a good/bad etc place American English informal to be in a good, bad etc situation
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
place placed placed
Present Participle Third Person Singular
placing places
  1. position [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something somewhere, especially with care [=  put]
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  2. situation [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put someone or something in a particular situation [=  put]
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  3. in a job/home [transitive] formal to find a suitable job or home for someone
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  4. arrange something [transitive] to arrange for something to be done
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  5. how good/important [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to say how good or important you think someone or something is
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  6. place value/importance/emphasis etc on something to decide that something is important
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  7. can't place somebody to recognize someone, but be unable to remember where you have met them before
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  8. be well/ideally etc placed to be in a good situation where you have the ability or opportunity to do something
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  9. be well/ideally etc placed British English to be in a good place or position
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  10. races be placed first/second etc to be first, second etc in a race or competition
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place used in phrases

  • Peyton Place
    1. a novel by Grace Metalious that was made into a very popular television SOAP OPERA (1964-68), about the lives of a group of people in a small town in NEW ENGLAND . People sometimes say that a situation is like Peyton Place when they mean that a group of people have many secrets and complicated emotional relationships.
  • agent-in-place (noun)
    1. an operative serving as a penetration into an intelligence target
  • at a lower place (adverb)
    1. in or to a place that is lower
  • at that place (adverb)
    1. in or at that place
  • breathing place (noun)
    1. a short respite
  • eating place (noun)
    1. a building where people go to eat
  • fall into place (verb)
    1. become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions
  • fictitious place (noun)
    1. a place that exists only in imagination; a place said to exist in fictional or religious writings
  • first-place finish (noun)
    1. as in a race a finish in first place
  • gathering place (noun)
    1. a favourite haunt where people gather
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