Place
noun
A specific area or region of the world, a physical location.
This is a nice place to have a picnic.
Often appears as...
- take place
- in place
verb
To put in a particular position or point.
Please place the books on the table.
Often appears as...
- place an order
- place a bet
noun
The proper or correct position or location.
Everything is in its place.
Often appears as...
- in place
- out of place
noun
A particular point in a sequence or process.
The marathon runner collapsed in third place.
Often appears as...
- first place
- second place
noun
A home; somewhere where someone lives.
His place is on the east side.
Often appears as...
- come over to my place
- at your place
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To categorize or identify in a particular context.
It's hard to place her accent.
Often appears as...
- place blame on
- place trust in
noun
A specific area or region of the world, a physical location.
This is a nice place to have a picnic.
Often appears as...
- take place
- in place
verb
To put in a particular position or point.
Please place the books on the table.
Often appears as...
- place an order
- place a bet
noun
The proper or correct position or location.
Everything is in its place.
Often appears as...
- in place
- out of place
noun
A particular point in a sequence or process.
The marathon runner collapsed in third place.
Often appears as...
- first place
- second place
noun
A home; somewhere where someone lives.
His place is on the east side.
Often appears as...
- come over to my place
- at your place
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
To categorize or identify in a particular context.
It's hard to place her accent.
Often appears as...
- place blame on
- place trust in
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Space
Refers to an actual area you can visit or occupy, not just a concept.
Let's find a quiet place to talk.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Location
'Place' often implies a location doesn't move around, unlike 'space' which can be more flexible.
She always goes to the same place for lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Specific
The 'place' can be vague, like 'some place warm', or specific as 'the place by the fountain'.
I want to go to a place where it's warm all year.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Space
Refers to an actual area you can visit or occupy, not just a concept.
Let's find a quiet place to talk.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Location
'Place' often implies a location doesn't move around, unlike 'space' which can be more flexible.
She always goes to the same place for lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Specific
The 'place' can be vague, like 'some place warm', or specific as 'the place by the fountain'.
I want to go to a place where it's warm all year.
Pro Tip 1/3Physical Space
Refers to an actual area you can visit or occupy, not just a concept.
Let's find a quiet place to talk.
Pro Tip 2/3Fixed Location
'Place' often implies a location doesn't move around, unlike 'space' which can be more flexible.
She always goes to the same place for lunch.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Always Specific
The 'place' can be vague, like 'some place warm', or specific as 'the place by the fountain'.
I want to go to a place where it's warm all year.
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Like, each person that I encountered in that market place, and like it was really genuine. And this spirit really went through all the people we met, all the regions. There seems to be the mix of pride and welcome that felt truly special as a traveler. People have gone out of their way to help me understand,
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The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life,
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What happens when our...
to the control problem in advance, so that we have it available by the time it is needed. Now it might be that we cannot solve the entire control problem in advance because maybe some elements can only be put in place once you know the details of the architecture where it will be implemented.
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Catching up with...
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Questions No One Knows...
Maybe all the action takes place inside the mysterious recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass. Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale.
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Just How BIG are...
they're impossibly ungainly and out of place. But for these female elephant seals there's still one part of their life where they're totally bound to the land. They come here to give birth. All right.
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Antlion Cone Death Trap...
Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off. Foraging decisions must be fast. Too big Perfect.
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New Zealand's Stunning...
Like, each person that I encountered in that market place, and like it was really genuine. And this spirit really went through all the people we met, all the regions. There seems to be the mix of pride and welcome that felt truly special as a traveler. People have gone out of their way to help me understand,
Video examples
The five major world...
He taught that all life follows karma, the law of cause and effect, and our job is to do our duty, or dharma, according to our place in society without worrying how things turn out. When we die, we are reincarnated into a new body. If we followed our dharma and did our proper duty in our past life,
Video examples
How does asthma work? -...
One way is to reduce the presence of triggers. Unfortunately, the world is an unpredictable place and exposure to triggers can't always be controlled. This is where inhalers, the primary treatment for asthma, come in. These medications help asthmatics both control and prevent their asthma symptoms.
Video examples
What happens when our...
to the control problem in advance, so that we have it available by the time it is needed. Now it might be that we cannot solve the entire control problem in advance because maybe some elements can only be put in place once you know the details of the architecture where it will be implemented.
Video examples
How sugar affects the...
And that's why the dopamine levels off when a food becomes boring. Now, back to that meal. What happens if in place of the healthy, balanced dish, you eat sugar-rich food instead? If you rarely eat sugar or don't eat much at a time, the effect is similar to that of the balanced meal.
Video examples
Why do women have...
In this respect, pregnancy is awe-inspiring, but that's only half the story. The other half reveals that pregnancy places a mother and her child at odds. As for all living creatures, the human body evolved to promote the spread of its genes.
Video examples
Catching up with...
I also learn a business over like transportation so that the people they can go from places to places I mean well I think you've helped your sister's go to school as well you have five sisters I have who s existence so all day all of
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
Maybe all the action takes place inside the mysterious recently discovered dark matter, or dark energy, that appear to account for most of the universe's mass. Or, maybe we're looking at the wrong scale.
Video examples
Just How BIG are...
they're impossibly ungainly and out of place. But for these female elephant seals there's still one part of their life where they're totally bound to the land. They come here to give birth. All right.
Video examples
Antlion Cone Death Trap...
Too deeply buried, but a good place to cool off. Foraging decisions must be fast. Too big Perfect.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.
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H. L. Mencken
American Writer
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
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Swedish Athlete
If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.
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Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
We get paid for bringing value to the market place.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I'm trying to make the world a more open place.
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Albert Einstein
German Physicist
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
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Henry David Thoreau
American Author
There is no value in life except what you choose to place upon it and no happiness in any place except what you bring to it yourself.
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Walt Disney
American Businessman
You can design and create, and build the most wonderful place in the world. But it takes people to make the dream a reality.
Quote examples
H. L. Mencken
American Writer
It is hard to believe that a man is telling the truth when you know that you would lie if you were in his place.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic
Swedish Athlete
If you are too nice, you will just get eaten alive. The football world is not always a nice place.
Quote examples
Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
Roman Statesman
The life of the dead is placed in the memory of the living.
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Jim Rohn
American Businessman
We get paid for bringing value to the market place.
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Kurt Vonnegut
American Writer
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.
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Mark Zuckerberg
American Businessman
I'm trying to make the world a more open place.
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