place
A specific location or area.
A particular point, area, or position in space, such as a building, city, or spot.
To put something in a specific spot.
To put or set something in a particular position or location.
A position in a list, race, or order.
A position in an order, competition, or arrangement.
The right role or situation for someone or something.
The proper or suitable role, situation, or status for someone or something.
- Base: place
- Plural: places
- Base: place
- 3rd Person Singular: places
- Present Participle: placing
- Past: placed
out of place
1Not suitable for situation/location
Not fitting well with other things around it.
- His casual clothes looked out of place at the formal dinner.
- I felt out of place among all those experts.
put someone in their place
1Show someone they are less important/wrong
To speak or act so that someone knows they are wrong or not as important as they think.
- She really put him in his place during the meeting.
- The coach put the arrogant player in his place.
take place
1To happen or occur
To happen at a certain time and/or location.
- The meeting will take place at 10 a.m.
- The festival took place last weekend.
in place of
1Instead of something else
Used when one thing replaces another thing.
- You can use honey in place of sugar.
- He is playing in place of the injured goalkeeper.
- He sent his assistant in place of himself.
- We used honey in place of sugar.
in the first place
1As the first reason or point
Used to talk about the main reason something happened or should happen.
- Why didn’t you tell me in the first place?
- In the first place, we don’t have enough money for that project.
in the first place
2As an initial reason or situation
As the main reason why something happened or should happen.
- We shouldn’t have gone there in the first place.
- Why didn’t you tell me in the first place?