place

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place is one of the 1000 most common headwords.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 1.1 Homophones 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Idioms 3 Verb

[change] Pronunciation

• enPR: plās
• IPA: /pleɪs/
• SAMPA: /pleIs/
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[change] Homophones

• plaice

[change] Noun

Singular place

Plural places

1. A place is a point in space: a town, building, room, or even somewhere on a desk.

   It's nice to see the whole family together in one place.

[change] Synonyms

• location
• position
• area
• spot

[change] Idioms

• take place
• in X's place
• in place of

[change] Verb

Plain form place

Third-person singular places

Past tense placed

Past participle placed

Gerund-participle placing

1. (transitive) If you place something somewhere, you put it there, usually carefully.