Quotes about "place"

• Noun: a point located with respect to surface features of some region; example: "this is a nice place for a picnic"

• Noun: any area set aside for a particular purpose; examples: "who owns this place?", "the president was concerned about the property across from the White House"

• Noun: an abstract mental location; examples: "he has a special place in my thoughts", "a place in my heart", "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"

• Noun: a general vicinity; example: "He comes from a place near Chicago"

• Noun: the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another; examples: "can you go in my stead?", "took his place", "in lieu of"

• Noun: a particular situation; example: "If you were in my place what would you do?"

• Noun: where you live at a particular time; examples: "deliver the package to my home", "he doesn't have a home to go to", "your place or mine?"

• Noun: a job in an organization; example: "he occupied a post in the treasury"

• Noun: the particular portion of space occupied by something; example: "he put the lamp back in its place"

• Noun: proper or designated social situation; examples: "he overstepped his place", "the responsibilities of a man in his station", "married above her station"

• Noun: a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane); examples: "he booked their seats in advance", "he sat in someone else's place"

• Noun: the passage that is being read; example: "he lost his place on the page"

• Noun: proper or appropriate position or location; example: "a woman's place is no longer in the kitchen"

• Noun: a public square with room for pedestrians; examples: "they met at Elm Plaza", "Grosvenor Place"

• Noun: an item on a list or in a sequence; examples: "in the second place", "moved from third to fifth position"

• Noun: a blank area; example: "write your name in the space provided"

• Verb: put into a certain place or abstract location; examples: "Put your things here", "Set the tray down", "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children", "Place emphasis on a certain point"

• Verb: place somebody in a particular situation or location; example: "he was placed on probation"

• Verb: assign a rank or rating to; examples: "how would you rank these students?", "The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide"

• Verb: assign a location to; example: "The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles"

• Verb: to arrange for; example: "place a phone call", "place a bet"

• Verb: take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal; example: "Jerry came in third in the Marathon"

• Verb: intend (something) to move towards a certain goal; examples: "He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face", "criticism directed at her superior", "direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself"

• Verb: recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something; example: "She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster"

• Verb: assign to (a job or a home)

• Verb: locate; example: "The film is set in Africa"

• Verb: estimate; example: "We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M."

• Verb: identify the location or place of; example: "We localized the source of the infection"

• Verb: make an investment; example: "Put money into bonds"

• Verb: assign to a station

• Verb: finish second or better in a horse or dog race; example: "he bet $2 on number six to place"

• Verb: sing a note with the correct pitch