Definition of "place"
- noun
A location or position.
An open space, courtyard, market square.
A group of houses.
A region of a land.
Somewhere for a person to sit.
A frame of mind.
A house or home.
A role or purpose; a station.
Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.
The position of a contestant in a competition.
The position as a member of a sports team.
- verb
To put (an object or person) in a specific location.
To earn a given spot in a competition.
To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.
To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.
To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.
To arrange for or to make (a bet).
To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.
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