- place
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun1 particular position/areaADJECTIVE▪ convenient, good, great, ideal, perfect▪ horrible, terrible▪
It was a terrible place to live.
▪ dangerous, safe▪Keep your purse in a safe place.
▪ appropriate, right, suitable▪I happened to be in the right place at the right time.
▪ wrong▪ beautiful, nice▪It's a nice place you've got here.
▪ interesting▪ busy, crowded▪ peaceful, quiet▪ strange▪ faraway, godforsaken, out-of-the-way, remote▪trips to faraway places
▪ public▪ gathering (esp. AmE), hiding, meeting, restingVERB + PLACE▪ mark▪I forgot to mark my place (= in a book).
▪ lose▪I've lost my place in the script.
PLACE + NOUN▪ namePREPOSITION▪ at a/the place, in a/the place▪We had dinner at a crowded place in Chelsea.
▪ in place▪It was held in place with tape.
▪There will be rain in places.
▪ into place▪She tapped the lid into place.
▪ out of place▪Some of these files seem to be out of place.
PHRASES▪ all over the place (= everywhere)▪ no place, not the place▪This is not the place for an argument.
▪ sb's place of birth▪Please state your date and place of birth.
▪ sb's place of business, sb's place of work▪ a place of learning, a place of worship2 seat/position for sb/sthVERB + PLACE▪ sit (down) in, take▪We took our places around the table.
▪ go back to, return to▪The boy returned to his place
▪ keep (sb), save (sb)▪ lose▪I lost my place in the queue. (BrE)
▪I lost my place in line. (AmE)
▪ give up▪ change, swap (esp. BrE), switch (esp. AmE)▪He changed places with me.
▪He swapped places with me.
▪ show sb to▪She showed them to their places.
▪ lay (BrE), set▪I've set four places for dinner.
▪I've laid four places for dinner.
PLACE + NOUN▪ card, mat, settingPHRASES▪ the place of honour/honor▪He took the place of honour/honor on his hostess's right.
3 role/position/functionADJECTIVE▪ central, important, prominent▪ special▪He holds a special place in her affections.
▪ proper, rightfulVERB + PLACE▪ have, hold, occupy▪Housing occupied a prominent place in the discussions.
▪ secure▪His victory secured him a place in history.
▪ know▪She knows her place.
▪ forget▪I'm sorry—I was forgetting my place.
▪ restore sth to▪He has been restored to his rightful place in the community.
▪ put sb in▪At first he tried to take charge of the meeting but I soon put her in her place.
PREPOSITION▪ place in▪Dance has a central place in their culture.
PHRASES▪ it's not sb's place to▪It's not your place to correct her.
▪ a place in history▪a statesman who is assured a place in history
4 opportunity to play for a team, etc.VERB + PLACE▪ get▪ offer sb▪ losePREPOSITION▪ place on▪He lost his place on the team. (esp. AmE)
▪He lost his place in the team. (esp. BrE)
5 (BrE) opportunity to study at a college, etc.ADJECTIVE▪ college, nursery, school, universityVERB + PLACE▪ get, win▪ award sb, offer sbPREPOSITION▪ place at, place in▪He was awarded a place at Leeds University.
▪ place on▪She got a place on the French course.
6 sb's position at the end of a race, competition, etc.VERB + PLACE▪ finish in, get, take▪She took third place.
PLACE + VERB▪ go to sb▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}Second place went to the Moroccan athlete.
verb (often be placed)ADVERB▪ carefully, neatly▪ randomly▪The books were placed randomly on the shelf.
▪ firmly▪She produced a long silver whistle and placed it firmly between her lips.
▪ delicately, gently, gingerly, lightly▪ centrally, prominently▪The table was placed centrally.
▪ directly, squarely▪The blame was placed squarely on the doctor.
▪ conveniently, ideally (esp. BrE), perfectly, uniquely (esp. BrE), well▪The hotel is well placed for restaurants, bars and clubs.
▪The company is perfectly placed to win the contract.
▪ highly▪highly placed officials in the government
▪ strategically▪There are candles strategically placed—in case we have another blackout.
▪ side by side▪The boots were neatly placed side by side.
VERB + PLACE▪ attempt to, try toPREPOSITION▪ between, in, inside, on, over, under, etc.▪He placed the letter in a drawer.
▪an attempt to place the question firmly back on the political agenda
Place is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑surgeonPlace is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accent, ↑ad, ↑advert, ↑advertisement, ↑ban, ↑beaker, ↑bet, ↑bid, ↑blame, ↑bomb, ↑bouquet, ↑box, ↑bulb, ↑burden, ↑call, ↑camera, ↑ceiling, ↑confidence, ↑constraint, ↑contract, ↑crown, ↑cup, ↑curse, ↑cursor, ↑demand, ↑elbow, ↑embargo, ↑emphasis, ↑faith, ↑focus, ↑foot, ↑hand, ↑hat, ↑hope, ↑importance, ↑kiss, ↑limit, ↑limitation, ↑moratorium, ↑notice, ↑order, ↑palm, ↑premium, ↑pressure, ↑reliance, ↑responsibility, ↑restriction, ↑sign, ↑skillet, ↑strain, ↑stress, ↑tray, ↑trust, ↑value, ↑weight, ↑wreath
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
