placed
verb
Form of place , past tense of place.
Simple meaning
To put in a specific location.
Pronunciation
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playstIPA pronunciation (US)
ˈpleɪst
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.
verb
past tense of place
To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
past tense of place
To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
past tense of place
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.
past tense of place
To vouch for someone's alibi.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: To put (someone or something) in a specific location.
Used this way, placed 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
- No strong connotation
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
A point located with respect to surface features of some region.
Word family
Words built from the same root.
An alluvial deposit that contains particles of some valuable mineral.
The spatial property of the way in which something is placed.
Related words
Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.
A kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking.
A kick in which the ball is placed on the ground before kicking.
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