take place
To happen or to occurTo happen or to occur.
» When did the accident take place?
Wann ist der Unfall passiert? — Wolf
Когда произошла авария? — Ivanovb
Когда произошёл несчастный случай? — Ivanovb
Коли сталася аварія? — deniko
Коли трапився нещасний випадок? — deniko
Коли стався нещасний випадок? — deniko
Коли трапилася аварія? — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(intransitive)To happen or to occur.
Unfortunately, the meeting never took place.
The wedding was to take place in the rose garden.
stattfinden
случа́тьсяslučátʹsja, случи́тьсяslučítʹsja, состоя́тьсяsostojátʹsja
відбува́тисяvidbuvátysja, відбу́тисяvidbútysja, става́тисяstavátysja
(obsolete)To take precedence or priority.
(obsolete)To take effect; to prevail.
(obsolete)To sit in a particular location, take one's place.
- come to pass
Examples
603 sentencesWhen did the accident take place?
Коли сталася аварія? — deniko
ruКогда произошла авария? — Ivanovb
deWann ist der Unfall passiert? — Wolf
The ceremony will take place tomorrow.
Церемонія відбудеться завтра. — leyla
ruЦеремония состоится завтра. — al_ex_an_der
deDie Zeremonie wird morgen stattfinden. — Manfredo
When will the party take place?
Де буде вечірка? — ascolto
The opening ceremony took place on schedule.
Церемонія відкриття відбулася за розкладом. — uaspeaker
ruЦеремония открытия состоялась по расписанию. — Hellerick
deDie Einweihungsfeier lief planmäßig ab. — Sudajaengi
Tom wants me to take his place.
Том хоче, щоб я зайняв його місце. — quez
ruТом хочет, чтобы я занял его место. — marafon
deTom will, dass ich seinen Platz einnehme. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
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Origin
A verb phrase, with place functioning as the direct object of the transitive verb take.A verb phrase, with place functioning as the direct object of the transitive verb take.
Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Forms
takes place, taking place, took place, taken place| Base form | take place · to take place |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | takes place |
| Present participle | taking place |
| Past simple | took place |
| Past participle | taken place |
irregular · Lesson
Synonyms
9 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.