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(noun) berth, billet, spot, situation, position, post, office
a job in an organization
he occupied a post in the treasury
the post or function properly or customarily occupied or served by another
can you go in my stead?; took his place; in lieu of
(noun) blank space, space
a blank area
write your name in the space provided
(noun) position
an item on a list or in a sequence
in the second place; moved from third to fifth position
(noun) property
any area set aside for a particular purpose
who owns this place?; the president was concerned about the property across from the White House
(noun) home
where you live at a particular time
deliver the package to my home; he doesn't have a home to go to; your place or mine?
a public square with room for pedestrians
they met at Elm Plaza; Grosvenor Place
(noun) position
the particular portion of space occupied by something
he put the lamp back in its place
(noun) seat
a space reserved for sitting (as in a theater or on a train or airplane)
he booked their seats in advance; he sat in someone else's place
(noun) topographic point, spot
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
this is a nice place for a picnic; a bright spot on a planet
(noun) shoes
a particular situation
If you were in my place what would you do?
(noun) station
proper or designated social situation
he overstepped his place; the responsibilities of a man in his station; married above her station
(verb) identify
recognize as being; establish the identity of someone or something
She identified the man on the 'wanted' poster
(verb) range, rank, rate, grade, order
assign a rank or rating to
how would you rank these students?; The restaurant is rated highly in the food guide
take a place in a competition; often followed by an ordinal
Jerry came in third in the Marathon
estimate
We put the time of arrival at 8 P.M.
assign to a station
(verb) target, direct, aim, point
intend (something) to move towards a certain goal
He aimed his fists towards his opponent's face; criticism directed at her superior; direct your anger towards others, not towards yourself
(verb) put, pose, position, set, lay
put into a certain place or abstract location
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) set, localise, localize
locate
The film is set in Africa
make an investment
Put money into bonds
assign a location to
The company located some of their agents in Los Angeles
identify the location or place of
We localized the source of the infection