Put in a particular position

• - a newspaper had been placed beside my plate

Cause to be in a particular situation

• - enemy officers were placed under arrest

• - you are not placing yourself under any obligation

Used to express the attitude someone has toward someone or something

• - I am not able to place any trust in you

Used to indicate the degree of advantage or convenience enjoyed by someone or something as a result of their position or circumstances

• - the company is well placed to seize the opportunity

Find a home or employment for

• - the children were placed with foster parents

• - the agency had placed 3,000 people in full-time jobs

Dispose of (something, esp. shares) by selling to a customer

Arrange for the recognition and implementation of (an order, bet, etc.)

• - they placed a contract for three boats

Order or obtain a connection for (a telephone call) through an operator

Identify or classify as being of a specified type or as holding a specified position in a sequence or hierarchy

• - a survey placed the company 13th for achievement

Remember where one has seen or how one comes to recognize (someone or something)

• - she eventually said she couldn't place him

Achieve a specified position in a race

• - he was placed eleventh in the long individual race

Be among the first three in a race (or the first three or four in the UK)

A particular position or point in space

• - there were still some remote places in the world

• - the monastery was a peaceful place

Used to refer to an area already identified (giving an impression of informality)

• - we head to a disco—the place is pandemonium

A particular point on a larger surface or in a larger object or area

• - he lashed out and cut the policeman's hand in three places

A building or area used for a specified purpose or activity

• - the town has many excellent eating places

A person's home

• - what about dinner at my place?

A point in a book or other text reached by a reader at a particular time

• - I must have lost my place in the script

A portion of space occupied by someone

• - he was watching from his place across the room

A portion of space available or designated for someone

• - they hurried to their places at the table

A vacancy or available position

• - she won a place to study German at the university

The regular or proper position of something

• - lay each slab in place

Somewhere where it is appropriate or prudent for someone to be or for something to occur

• - that street at that time was no place for a lady

A chance to be accepted or to be of use

• - the policy left no place for individual initiative

A person's rank or status

• - occupation structures a person's place in society

A right or privilege resulting from someone's role or position

• - I'm sure she has a story to tell, but it's not my place to ask

The role played by or importance attached to someone or something in a particular context

• - the place of computers in improving office efficiency varies between companies

A position in a sequence, in particular

A position in a contest

• - his score was good enough to leave him in ninth place

The second position, esp. in a horse race

Any of the first three or sometimes four positions in a race (used esp. of the second, third, or fourth positions)

The degree of priority given to something

• - accurate reportage takes second place to lurid detail

The position of a figure in a series indicated in decimal or similar notation, esp. one after the decimal point

• - calculate the ratios to one decimal place

A square or a short street

• - our new restaurant is in Hilliard Place

A country house with its grounds