place
noun · verb
Simple meaning
Any area set aside for a particular purpose.
Pronunciation
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playsIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpleɪs
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
physical
Any area set aside for a particular purpose
physical
An area; somewhere within an area.
physical
Any area of the earth: a region.
physical
The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.
physical
An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.
often in street names or addresses
A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.
verb
transitive
To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
transitive
To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
transitive
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
transitive
To vouch for someone's alibi.
transitive
To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
transitivein collocations
To make.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- A1 · Beginner
- Frequency
- Very Common
- Typical Use
- Everyday English
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: Any area set aside for a particular purpose
Used this way, place is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Nearby words
- station , a specialist term, precise but narrower
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use place
- “He has a special place in my thoughts.”noun
- “If you were in my place what would you do?”noun
- “This is a nice place for a picnic.”noun
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
An alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
The spatial property of the way in which something is placed.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
Any building where congregations gather for prayer.
A table service for one person.
Put into an upright position.
A miner who extracts minerals from a placer by washing or dredging.
Mining valuable minerals from a placer by washing or dredging.
A bet that a horse will finish a race no worse than second.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
Post in a public place.
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