English Dictionary

place

/pleɪs/

verb

(transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location. / (intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition. / (intransitive, racing) To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.

I want to visit that place.

意味（1）

(transitive) To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him.

意味（2）

(intransitive) To earn a given spot in a competition.

意味（3）

(intransitive, racing) To finish second, especially of horses or dogs.

In the third race: Aces Up won, paying eight dollars; Blarney Stone placed, paying three dollars; and Cinnamon showed, paying five dollars.

意味（4）

(transitive, passive) To rank at (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.

Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race.

意味（5）

(transitive) To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.

I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where.

意味（6）

(transitive) To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.

意味（7）

(transitive) To arrange for or to make (a bet).

I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls.

意味（8）

(transitive) To establish a call (connection by telephone or similar).

We were all focused intently on the triangular conference call speaker in the middle of the table. President Trump's communications team was placing a call to President Volodymyr Zelenksy of Ukraine, and we were here to listen.

意味（9）

(transitive) To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job, or a home for an animal for adoption, etc.

They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.

意味（10）

(sports, transitive) To place-kick (a goal).