Place definition

Place as a verb

1. put into a certain place or abstract location

   "Place emphasis on a certain point"

   Same sense: put, set, position, lay, pose

2. place somebody in a particular situation or location

   "he was placed on probation"

3. assign a rank or rating to

   Same sense: order, rate, range, grade, rank

4. assign a location to

   Same sense: site, locate

5. to arrange for

   "place a phone call"

6. take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal

   Same sense: come in, come out

7. intend (something) to move towards a certain goal

   Same sense: point, direct, target, aim

8. recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something

   Same sense: identify

9. assign to (a job or a home)

10. locate

    Same sense: set, localize, localise

11. estimate

    Same sense: put, set

12. identify the location or place of

    Same sense: localize, localise

13. make an investment

    Same sense: put, commit, invest

14. assign to a station

    Same sense: post, send, station

15. finish second or better in a horse or dog race

    "he bet $2 on number six to place"

16. sing a note with the correct pitch

Place as a noun

17. a point located with respect to surface features of some region

    "this is a nice place for a picnic"

    Same sense: spot, topographic point

18. any area set aside for a particular purpose

    "who owns this place?"

    Same sense: property

19. an abstract mental location

    "he has a special place in my thoughts"

20. a general vicinity

    "He comes from a place near Chicago"

21. the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another

    "took his place"

    Same sense: position, lieu, stead

22. a particular situation

    "If you were in my place what would you do?"

    Same sense: shoes

23. where you live at a particular time

    "your place or mine?"

    Same sense: home

24. a job in an organization

    Same sense: post, office, position, situation, berth

25. the particular portion of space occupied by something

    "he put the lamp back in its place"

    Same sense: position

26. proper or designated social situation

    "he overstepped his place"

    Same sense: station

27. a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)

    "he sat in someone else's place"

    Same sense: seat

28. the passage that is being read

    "he lost his place on the page"

29. proper or appropriate position or location

    "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

30. a public square with room for pedestrians

    "Grosvenor Place"

    Same sense: plaza, piazza

31. an item on a list or in a sequence

    "in the second place"

    Same sense: position

32. a blank area

    Same sense: space, blank space

Synonyms and antonyms

• put definition
• set definition
• position definition
• lay
• pose
• order definition
• rate definition
• range definition
• grade
• rank
• site definition
• locate
• come in
• come out
• point definition
• direct
• target
• aim
• identify
• localize
• localise
• commit
• invest
• post definition

All synonyms of place, sense by sense

How to say place

Place has 1 syllable and rhymes with case. Syllable counts and rhymes come from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary.

Words that rhyme with place

• case
• face
• space
• race
• base
• replace
• grace
• chase
• pace
• database
• trace
• embrace

All 67 words that rhyme with place

PLACE in word games

Scrabble

9

Words With Friends

12

Anagrams

0

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