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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions place noun  An open space, courtyard, market square. A group of houses. They live in Westminster Place. A location or position. Somewhere for a person to sit. We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places. A frame of mind. I'm in a strange at the moment. (informal) A house or home. Do you want to come over to my later? A role or purpose; a station. It is really not my to say what is right and wrong in this case. Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity. three decimal places the hundreds verb (plac, ing) (intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition. (transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location. (transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered. I've seen him before, but I can't quite where. (transitive, in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race. (transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch. (transitive) To arrange for or to make (a bet). (transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job. They phoned hoping to her in the management team. Etymology: From (term, plíce, lang=ang, , open space), from (term, place, lang=fr), from (term, lang=la, platea, , plaza, wide street), from (term, sc=Grek, , tr=plateía), from (term, sc=Grek, , tr=platís, , wide, broad), from (PIE.) (term, , plat)      Full Definition of place  Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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