place

CEFRA1

/ˈpleɪ̯s/

noun · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A particular area, position, or building.

  2. 02

    verb

    To put something in a particular position.

Examples

  • America is a lovely place to be, if you are here to earn money.

  • Keep your purse in a safe place.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • [ˈpʰl̥æ̝ɪ̯s]
  • [ˈpʰl̥eɪ̯s]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. An area; somewhere within an area.

  2. An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

  3. An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.

More examples

In context

  • Place the deck of cards on the oaken table.

  • He is going back to his native place on vacation.

  • We asked the restaurant to give us a table with three places.

Synonyms

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Origin

noun

From Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæċe (“place, an open space, street”) and Old French place (“place, an open space”), both from Latin platēa (“plaza, wide street”), from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα (plateîa), shortening of πλατεῖα ὁδός (plateîa hodós, “broad way”), from Proto-Indo-European *pleth₂- (“to spread”), extended form of *pleh₂- (“flat”). Displaced native Old English stōw, stede (partially), and -ern. Compare also English pleck (“plot of ground”), West Frisian plak (“place, spot, location”), Dutch plek (“place, spot, patch”). Doublet of piatza, piazza, and plaza. In the etymological chain from Latin platēa, note Old French place, which has multiple descendants — incl...