PLACE — ТЛУМАЧЕННЯ
place
A job in an organization.
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- He occupied a post in the treasury.
The function or position properly or customarily occupied or served by another.
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- Can you go in my stead?
- Took his place.
- In lieu of.
An abstract mental location.
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- He has a special place in my thoughts.
- A place in my heart.
- A political system with no place for the less prominent groups.
A blank area.
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- Write your name in the space provided.
The passage that is being read.
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- He lost his place on the page.
An item on a list or in a sequence.
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- In the second place.
- Moved from third to fifth position.
Any area set aside for a particular purpose.
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- Who owns this place?
- The president was concerned about the property across from the White House.
Where you live at a particular time.
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- Deliver the package to my home.
- He doesn't have a home to go to.
- Your place or mine?
A public square with room for pedestrians.
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- They met at Elm Plaza.
- Grosvenor Place.
The particular portion of space occupied by a physical object.
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- He put the lamp back in its place.
A general vicinity.
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- He comes from a place near Chicago.
A space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane).
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- He booked their seats in advance.
- He sat in someone else's place.
A point located with respect to surface features of some region.
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- This is a nice place for a picnic.
A particular situation.
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- If you were in my place what would you do?
Proper or designated social situation.
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- He overstepped his place.
- The responsibilities of a man in his station.
- Married above her station.
Proper or appropriate position or location.
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- A woman's place is no longer in the kitchen.
Recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something.
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- She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster.
Assign a rank or rating to.
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- How would you rank these students?
- The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide.
Take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal.
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- Jerry came in third in the Marathon.
Estimate.
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- We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
To arrange for.
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- Place a phone call", "place a bet.
Sing a note with the correct pitch.
Finish second or better in a horse or dog race.
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- He bet $2 on number six to place.
Assign to a station.
Intend (something) to move towards a certain goal.
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- He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face.
- Criticism directed at her superior.
- Direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself.
Put into a certain place or abstract location.
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- Put your things here.
- Set the tray down.
- Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children.
- Place emphasis on a certain point.
Locate.
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- The film is set in Africa.
Make an investment.
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- Put money into bonds.
Assign a location to.
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- The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles.
Place somebody in a particular situation or location.
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- He was placed on probation.
Assign to (a job or a home).
Identify the location or place of.
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- We localized the source of the infection.
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