Meaning

24 senses
  1. An area; somewhere within an area.

    (countable, physical, uncountable)An open space, particularly a city square, market square, or courtyard.

    Platz

    пло́щадьplóščadʹ

    пло́щаplóšča, майда́нmajdán

  2. (countable, often, physical, uncountable)A street, sometimes but not always surrounding a public place, square, or plaza of the same name.

    They live at Westminster Place.

    a public square with room for pedestrians

  3. (countable, physical, uncountable)An inhabited area: a village, town, or city.

    населённый пунктnaseljónnyj punkt

    насе́лений пунктnasélenyj punkt

    a blank area

  4. (countable, physical, uncountable)Any area of the earth: a region.

    He is going back to his native place on vacation.

    ме́стоmésto

    мі́сцеmísce

  5. (countable, physical, uncountable)The area one occupies, particularly somewhere to sit.

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

    Platz, Sitzplatz, Sitz

    ме́стоmésto, сиде́ньеsidénʹje

    мі́сцеmísce, сиді́нняsydínnja

  6. (countable, physical, uncountable)The area where one lives: one's home, formerly (chiefly) country estates and farms.

    Do you want to come over to my place later?

    Bude

    домdom, жили́щеžilíšče

    житло́žytló, дімdim

  7. (countable, physical, uncountable)An area of the body, especially the skin.

    Which place hurts the most?

  8. (countable, euphemistic, physical, slang, uncountable)An area to urinate and defecate: an outhouse or lavatory.

    вбира́льняvbyrálʹnja, убира́льняubyrálʹnja

  9. (countable, uncountable)A location or position in space.

    I'll check places I think she might be.

    Platz, Ort, Stelle

    ме́стоmésto

    мі́сцеmísce

    proper or appropriate position or location

  10. (countable, uncountable)Proper or usual position.

    A place for everything, and everything in its place.

    proper or designated social situation

  11. (countable, uncountable)A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader

    I lost my place when you interrupted me.

  12. (countable, uncountable)A state of mind.

    I'm in a strange place at the moment.

    станstan, психі́чний станpsyxíčnyj stan

Examples

7119 sentences
  1. You are in a safe place.

    Ти у безпечному місці.

    ruТы в безопасности.

    deDu bist an einem sicheren Ort.

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  2. When did the accident take place?

    Коли сталася аварія?

    ruКогда произошла авария?

    deWann ist der Unfall passiert?

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  3. The ceremony will take place tomorrow.

    Церемонія відбудеться завтра.

    ruЦеремония состоится завтра.

    deDie Zeremonie wird morgen stattfinden.

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  4. When will the party take place?

    Де буде вечірка?

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  5. Let's get out of this place.

    Ходімо звідси.

    ruСматываемся отсюда!

    deLass uns von hier verschwinden.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 12
open space, courtyard, market square:
inhabited area: a village, town, or city:
any area of the earth:
area one occupies, particularly for sitting:
house or home:
euphemism: outhouse or lavatory:
passage or extract from a book or document:
frame of mind:
role or purpose, station:
the position as a member of a team:
fortified position: fortress, citadel or walled town:
numeric: the column counting a certain quantity:
Русский
By meaning 7
open space, courtyard, market square:
inhabited area: a village, town, or city:
any area of the earth:
area one occupies, particularly for sitting:
house or home:
role or purpose, station:
numeric: the column counting a certain quantity:
Deutsch
By meaning 4
open space, courtyard, market square:
area one occupies, particularly for sitting:
house or home:
location, position:

Origin

From Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæċe (“place, an open space, street”

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, platz, and plaza.

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Forms

plural: places
Singularplace
Pluralplaces

regular

Synonyms

20 synonyms
somewhere to sit:seatA1
outhouse or lavatory:bathroomA1
Close in meaning
  • an item on a list or in a sequence:position
  • any area set aside for a particular purpose:property
  • a particular situation:shoes
  • proper or designated social situation:station
  • where you live at a particular time:home
  • a public square with room for pedestrians:plazapiazza

Word family

106 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • place to live
  • a place to
  • find a place
  • a good place
  • good place to
  • a safe place
  • the same place
  • a nice place
  • place to stay
  • this place is
  • safe place
  • place to hide

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
place — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto