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单词 place
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place1 nounplace2 verb
placeplace1 /pleɪs/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] Entry menu
MENU FOR placeplace1 area/space/building etc2 home3 take place4 space to sit or put something5 point in book/speech6 opportunity to do something7 role/position8 in place9 in place of somebody/something10 take the place of somebody/something11 in somebody’s place12 be no place for somebody13 first/second/third etc place14 in the first place15 take second place (to somebody/something)16 take your places17 all over the place18 put somebody in their place19 out of place20 it is not somebody’s place (to do something)21 have no place22 fall into place23 be going places24 be in a good/bad etc place
Word Origin
WORD ORIGINplace1
Origin:
900-1000 Old French ‘open space’, from Latin platea ‘broad street’, from Greek plateia (hodos), from platys ‘broad, flat’
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • a quiet, private place to read in
  • a sore place on my knee
  • Always keep your passport in a safe place.
  • Are you sure this is the right place? I don't see Emma.
  • Britain is one of the most highly populated places in the world.
  • I don't think there are enough places for everyone.
  • I know a good place to get your car serviced.
  • I was looking for a place to park the car.
  • If I get a place at Manchester, I'll take it.
  • Jennifer quietly took her place at the table.
  • Jenny has a place to study law at Exeter this year.
  • Keep your passport in a safe place.
  • Let's go back to my place for dinner.
  • Manchester United go up two places after their win at Liverpool.
  • Nothing had been stolen, and all the CDs and tapes were in their usual places.
  • Plant the daisies in a sunny place.
  • She was born in a place called Black River Falls.
  • Sign your name on the list, and find yourself a place to sit.
  • Stuart bought a nice place over on Oak Street.
  • Studies show that students from wealthier backgrounds are more likely to be offered places at high-achieving schools.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Before they were finished, the first charges went off and the place became a hornets' nest.
  • Even where links were still in place, their future remained uncertain.
  • I always asked his permission before taking a place next to him on the divan.
  • In spite of that, when they arrived, the place took hold of her.
  • Our safe places were attacked by hooligans, and the authorities looked the other way.
  • The best place to walk is in the middle of the pavement.
  • To this place the young Athenians were each time taken and left to the Minotaur.
  • Words take second place to nonverbal cues, personal mannerisms, gestures, expressions, and overall appearance.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
a point or area, especially one that you visit or use for a particular purpose: · He’s been to lots of places.· a good meeting place
the exact place where someone or something is, in relation to other things: · She showed me the position of the village on the map.· I changed the position of the mirror slightly.· Jessica moved to a position where she could see the stage better.
a particular place on a line or surface: · At this point the path gets narrower.· No cars are allowed beyond this point.
a place, especially a particular kind of place, or a place where something happens. Spot sounds rather informal: · She chose a sunny spot.· The area is a favourite spot for windsurfers.· This is the exact spot where I asked her to marry me.
a place where someone or something is, or where something happens. Location sounds more formal than place: · your exact location· The prisoners were taken to an undisclosed location.· an ideal location for a winter break
a place, especially one that will be used for a particular purpose, or where something important happened: · the site of a great battle· There are plans to develop the site for housing.· The area has become a dumping site for nuclear waste.
a place where something such as a meeting, concert, game etc takes place: · the venue for the next Olympic Games· The hotel is a popular wedding venue.
the place where something bad such as an accident or crime happened: · the scene of the crime· Ambulance crews were at the scene within minutes.
the place and the area around it, where something is or where something happens: · The hotel is in a beautiful setting.· the setting for the film ‘A Room With a View’· Beautiful gardens provide the perfect setting for outdoor dining.
used for talking about a place when you are not sure exactly which place: · She came from somewhere in London.
the place where someone or something is – used especially when you do not know this or do not want to tell people: · The whereabouts of the painting is unknown.· He refused to disclose his whereabouts.· I’m not sure about her whereabouts.
Longman Language Activatora place
· Plant the daisies in a sunny place.· Keep your passport in a safe place.· a quiet, private place to read in· Britain is one of the most highly populated places in the world.a place to sit/eat/sleep etc · Sign your name on the list, and find yourself a place to sit.· I was looking for a place to park the car.place for · This would be a great place for a party!right/wrong place · Are you sure this is the right place? I don't see Emma.
a place in which someone lives, something happens, or something is built - used especially in business, advertising, or in official contexts: · a new hotel in an attractive location· The time, date, and location of the conference have not yet been announced.· Authorities say they have pinpointed the location of the sunken ship.
a place, especially a pleasant place, where you spend time or live: · We camped in a pleasant, shady spot beside the river.· There are bike trails to the highest spot on the island, which has magnificent views of San Francisco.· Put some of the hardier plants outdoors in a protected spot.spot for: · It looked like a perfect spot for a picnic.holiday spotBritish /vacation spot American: · Las Vegas has a growing reputation as an entertainment and vacation spot.
a place where something such as a building exists now, is going to exist in the future, or where something existed in the past: · an important archaeological site· The town has purchased a site on Villa Avenue for the new library.site of: · A home for the elderly will be built on the site of the old hospital.building site British /construction site American (=place where a new building is being built): · Green fences were put up around the construction site.
a place for an arranged event or meeting, for example a sports or musical event: · The concert's still on Saturday but the venue has been changed.venue for: · The restaurant is one of the few venues for jazz music in the area.· Ministers have not yet agreed on a venue for the next Conference on European Security.
the place or area where someone or something is, especially when this is unknown or is being kept secret: somebody's whereabouts: · The police received an anonymous tip about the suspect's whereabouts.· Despite numerous searches and enquiries, her whereabouts are still unknown.whereabouts of: · The police have appealed for information concerning the whereabouts of the stolen car used in the robbery.· They tried to torture him into revealing the whereabouts of the $90 million, but he didn't know anything.
the exact place where something is or happens
the exact place where something or someone is, especially in relation to other things or people: · Jessica moved to a position where she could see the stage better.· Bombs were dropped on the enemy position.· You can tell roughly what time it is by the sun's position.
a particular place on a line or on a surface, especially a place that is used for measuring distances, heights etc: · The river at this point is half a mile wide.· Soon they came to a point where the road divided.· Ward Hill, at over 700 feet, is the island's highest point.
the exact place where something is or happens: · People had left flowers at the spot where the police officer was killed.the exact/very/same etc spot: · The museum sits on the exact spot where gold was first discovered.· She agreed to meet him at the same spot the next evening.
written the exact place where something is or happens: · The exact location of the ship, which sank in 1857, is being kept secret.· A military spokesman would not reveal the exact location of the search area.· Molecular biologists have found the precise location of the gene.
ways of talking about where someone or something is, where they are from etc
· Where are you?· This is where we keep all our junk.· I can't remember where I last saw it.· Could you tell me where the nearest tourist information office is?· Where are you going?· Where did you buy those shoes?where ... to · Neighbours have no idea where the couple have moved to.where to? spoken (=used to ask someone where they are going) · "Would you like to come with us tonight?" "Where to?"where ... from · Where did you get that magazine from?where somebody comes from · In all that time Naomi never told me where she came from.
especially spoken use this when you are asking in what general area something is: · Did he say whereabouts he hid it?· "I'm from Thailand." "Whereabouts?"· Whereabouts in Scotland is Perthshire?
where - use this especially to show surprise or disapproval: · Where on earth are you going dressed like that?· We've been looking for you for hours. Where in the world have you been?· When he woke up, he could not remember where on earth he was.
in a place
: in Africa/the city/the mountains/Oxford Street etc in a country, town, area etc: · "Where's Annie?" "She's in the yard."· I'm going to a conference in Tokyo.· The plane crashed in the Andes.· John spent several years teaching in Zimbabwe.· She lives in Fern Street.· In the park there were two football matches going on.· European manufacturers are facing ever increasing competition from companies in the Far East.
: at the bank/the doctor's/the theatre/the airport/school etc in a place where you go for a particular purpose: · I'll meet you at the station at 6.30.· Joe's at the dentist.· "Where were you last night?" "We were at a play."· I get the shopping done when the kids are at school.
: on the island/the coast/the outskirts/Oxford Street etc on a particular piece of land: · It's a beautiful little fishing village on the south coast.· We could go to that Chinese restaurant on 23rd street.· Most superstores are built on the edge of town.
in or to a place, when you do not know which place
· She lives somewhere near Manchester.· I know I saw it somewhere, but I can't remember exactly where.· From somewhere along the corridor there came the sound of laughter.somewhere to live/sleep/sit etc · She needs to find somewhere to live before starting her new job.
American informal somewhere: · I want to go someplace warm on vacation.· She lives someplace up near Portland, and I haven't seen her for years.someplace to live/eat/sleep etc: · A lot of people who use the guide are looking for someplace to eat.
to be near the place where you are or where something you are talking about is - use this when you do not know exactly where someone or something is: · Is Bob around?· It's got to be around here somewhere.· There are some good restaurants around there.
in another place, not here
also someplace else American in or to another place: · Go and play somewhere else, I'm trying to work.· When the landfill is full, the city will have to find someplace else to dump the garbage.· If labor is cheaper somewhere else, that's where companies will go to build new factories.
in or to another place or other places: · He'll work as a freelance consultant, unless he finds a better job elsewhere.· Make your home difficult to get into, and burglars will go elsewhere.· In North America and Europe, cats are companions for many people. Elsewhere, they are not regarded as pets.elsewhere in: · Elsewhere in the region, conditions are significantly better.
a place where someone usually is or often goes
a place such as a bar or park that someone likes to go to often, especially in order to meet people: · Cafes like "Les Deux Magots" were once the favourite haunts of French artists and intellectuals.old haunts (=where someone used to go at another time in their life): · Johnson will be revisting all his old haunts in Washington.
informal a place where a particular group of people, especially young people, often go to meet, talk etc: · In New York, try one of the celebrity hangouts, such as the Russian Tea Room or Elaine's.· a teenage hangout on Fountain Streethangout for: · The bar is a favorite hangout for soldiers from the nearby base.
the place where someone usually sits or stands, especially in a bar, at work, or in their home: · Gerard was in his usual place by the fire when I reached the pub.take your place (=sit or stand in a place where you usually sit or stand): · The children took their places, and the teacher began calling the roll.
when an object is in a particular place
· Do you know where my keys are?be in/on/near/there etc · The television is in the living room.· Your supper's in the oven.· There's a letter for you on the table.
to be in a particular place in an upright position: · The linoleum was dented where a washer and dryer once stood.stand in/on/near/there etc: · A single tall candle stood in the middle of the table.· A Christmas tree stood near the fireplace.
to be in a flat position on a surface - use this about paper, clothes, books, or other things that can be placed flat: lie in/on/near/there etc: · Several letters were lying on the table.· The children's clothes were lying all over the bedroom floor.· Her packed suitcase was lying near the door.
when a country, town, company etc is in a particular place
: be in/on/near/there etc · Egypt is in North Africa.· The bank is on the next corner.· Can you tell me where the station is?
if a building is located/situated in a particular street, town, or area, it is in that place. Be located/situated is more formal than be .: be located/situated in/at/near/there etc: · The bookshop is located at 120 Charing Cross Road.· A U.S. Air Force Base is located nearby.· The Duke's home is situated in an attractive part of central London.conveniently/pleasantly/ideally situated: · a new hotel, conveniently situated close to the airportconveniently/pleasantly/ideally located: · The two fisheries are ideally located between major markets in New York and Boston.
if a building or structure stands somewhere, it is in that place: · There is a parking lot now where the old school once stood.stand in/near/on there etc: · The house stood next to a church.
if a company or organization is based in a place, its main offices are there: be based in/at: · The United Nations is based in New York.· More than 200 aircraft will be based at Miramar Air Force Base.London-based/Tokyo-based etc: · a London-based insurance company
when something is usually kept in a place
especially spoken if something goes or belongs in a place, it should always be put there when it is not being used: · Put everything back where it belongs when you're through.go/belong in/on/under etc: · "Where do these plates go?" "They go in the cupboard above the sink."· The books belong in the shelves, not on the floor.
the place where something is normally kept or put: · The kids never put anything back in its place.its/their usual place: · I can't find the coffee tin -- it isn't in its usual place.
not in any place
not in any place or to any place: · Where's Nick? I can't find him anywhere.· Yeah, I'll wait. I'm not going anywhere.· a path that seemed to lead nowherenowhere else/not anywhere else (=no other place): · In the Sonoran Desert there are plants that grow nowhere else in the country.nowhere to live/sit/stay: · The hall was already full, and there was nowhere to sit.
American informal nowhere: · She had no place else to live, so I let her stay in my apartment.· I was lonely and broke with no place to go.· We had no place else to rehearse.
the place you come from
the town where you live now, where you were born, or where you spent most of your early life: · I haven't been back to my home town since my mother died.· She hated her home town so much she would never admit where she was from.
the place where someone, especially someone famous, was born: · We visited the birthplace of Lenin in Ulyanovsk.· Muslims are expected to make at least one pilgrimage to Mecca, Muhammad's birthplace.
the place where you were born -- used especially in official documents: · Forms usually ask you your name, address, nationality and place of birth.· She hoped that one day she would return to her place of birth.
the place where you usually live or the place that you come from, especially when that is the place where you feel you belong and where you would most like to live: · It took us about ten years to think of Atlanta as home.· Her home, she said, was in Southern China, but she hadn't been there since she was a child.
when something is the first thing you want to say
spoken say this to introduce the first fact, reason, or question, when you are going to mention several more things: · I wanted to change schools, firstly because I didn't like the teacher and secondly because it was too far away.· First, may I say that I am extremely grateful for the trust my colleagues have put in me.· African leaders are worried, firstly about the official flow of aid, and also about levels of private investment.
spoken say this when the reason you are giving first is the most important one: · Freddy, first of all, I didn't flirt with him. He flirted with me.· I called the book "Drum Planet" because first of all, there are drums in every culture.
spoken say this when your reason or fact is the most easy to see or understand: · To start with, one of the biggest problems in the classroom is that the kids don't get enough discipline at home.· Working at home is a good option, because, to begin with, what's the point of driving two hours a day just to sit in front of a computer?
also for a start British spoken say this when you are arguing or discussing something with someone and you are going to give the main reason that proves that what you are saying is true: · In the first place, they have a more experienced team, so they're more likely to win.· We haven't made a decision, because, in the first place, we do not know enough at this point.· For a start, someone's sex should not matter in a job interview.
spoken say this when you are going to say something before you start the main part of a speech or talk to a group of people: · Before I start, I'd like to thank everyone for coming.· All right, before I start, could everyone please stand up and introduce themselves.
in this place
in or to the place where you are: · We've lived here for over a year now.· I'll stay here and wait for the others.· I love it here - it's so quiet and peaceful near the ocean.around here/round here/near here (=near this place): · Did you grow up around here?· I think Jeff lives somewhere near here.right here (=in this exact place): · The keys were right here 15 minutes ago. Where did they go?from here (=from this place): · I know a good Japanese restaurant not far from here.down/in/up etc here: · "Where are you?" "I'm down here in the basement."get/come/move etc here: · They got here about 15 minutes before you did.
in the place where you are now, especially a place that you like or dislike: · I'm sick of living in this place - there's nothing to do.· It's impossible to find a decent restaurant in this place.
in the place where you are standing, especially a place where something very important happened in the past: · It was on this very spot that President Kennedy was assassinated.· It's exciting to think that so many great men and women have made speeches on this spot.
a place where you can hide
a place where someone can hide: · We were grateful for a place to hide during the raids.· With the police closing in, he had no one to help him and no place to hide.
a place where someone can hide, or a place where you can hide something: · I've found a good hiding place for the money.· From his hiding place in the closet, Dwayne could hear the conversation in the bedroom.
a place where someone goes to hide from the police or someone dangerous: · It is believed that the guerrillas have a hideout in the southern mountains.· Police raided the gang's hideout on Thursday, arresting six people.
where someone lives
the place where you live: · People like to feel secure in their own homes.· Buying your first home is a very important step.family home (=the house where a family has lived for a long time): · To raise the extra money they had to sell the family home.home life (=the things you do at home): · You need to maintain a good balance between your home life and career.
spoken the place where Jerry, my mother, the Carters etc live: · OK. I'll see you at Helen's at eight o'clock.· We were at the Thompsons' last Saturday for dinner.· You've never been to my sister's, have you?
spoken informal the house, apartment etc where someone lives: · Terry's just bought himself a place over in Newgate, overlooking the harbour.somebody's place: · Why don't you come around to our place for a drink on Saturday?· Your place is too small for a party. Let's have it at mine.
formal someone's home, especially the home of an important person, that is sometimes used for official dinners, meetings etc: · 10 Downing Street is the British Prime Minister's official residence.· We first met at a cocktail party at the residence of the Russian ambassador.
the number of the house or building, and the name of the street, road and town where someone lives: · What's your address and telephone number?change of address (=when you move to a different address): · Notify your credit card company of any change of address.address book (=a list of addresses of your friends, family etc): · I checked my address book for Rick's house number.
instead of another thing, place, time etc
· We didn't have enough money to go to a movie, so we went to the park instead.· I can't manage Thursday. Can we meet on Friday instead?instead of · Can I have soup instead of salad?instead of doing something · You should talk to your teacher instead of just complaining to me about it.
if you do or choose one thing rather than another, you do or choose the first thing because it seems better: · She uses lemon rather than vinegar in her salad dressings.· Rather than driving around all day looking for somewhere to park, why don't you take a bus into town?
if one thing is used in place of another, it is used instead of it or put in the place where the other thing was: · A Walt Disney film is being shown in place of the advertised programme.· For this recipe you can always use olive oil in place of butter.in something's place: · The newspaper has stopped having a crossword puzzle and in its place they now have a weekly wordsearch competition.
British /in favor of American if you decide not to do, have, or accept one thing in favour of another, you choose the other because you think it is much better: · The original plan was abandoned in favour of a new proposal.· Communist theory and practice has been rejected in favour of American-style capitalism.
if you choose one thing in preference to another thing, you choose it instead of the other thing because you think it is better or more suitable: · In Languedoc, local wines are drunk in preference to wines from other parts of France.· Children often choose high-fat fast foods in preference to fresh, healthy ones.
something that is given in lieu of something else is given instead of that thing, especially in a work or business situation: a day/time off in lieu: · Because you worked on Sunday, you can have a day off in lieu.· Occasionally, he makes his staff work overtime and gives them time off in lieu.in lieu of: · They used to give the landlord poultry and eggs in lieu of rent.
instead of another person
· Jo couldn't go to the meeting, so I said I'd go instead.instead of · Gillespie will play in midfield instead of Cochrane.· I can't understand why they chose him instead of you -- you're much better qualified for the job.
if you do something or go somewhere in someone's place , you do it or go there instead of them because they are not able to go: · Mr Lloyd resigned and asked Mr Graham to serve in his place.· I'm not playing in next week's game and I'm not sure who will be playing in my place.in place of somebody: · A new manager was appointed in place of Hoddle.
if you do something for someone, you do it instead of them, especially in order to help them: · The old man downstairs was ill, so Linda said she'd go shopping for him.· You shouldn't be carrying those heavy cases -- let me do it for you.
if you do something on behalf of someone, such as give a speech or making an official decision, you do it instead of them because they have asked you to represent them: · On behalf of everyone here, I'd like to wish you a long and happy retirement.· Richardson's lawyer agreed to speak to journalists on his behalf.
a lucky person
if you are lucky , good things happen to you and things go well for you, because you have good luck and not because of hard work, careful planning etc: · Isn't she lucky - she can eat what she wants and she never gets fat.· There are monkeys and zebra, and if you're lucky you might see a lion.lucky to do something: · I'm lucky to live in a nice house and be married to such a nice man.lucky (that): · Arthur left the front door unlocked - we're lucky that nothing was stolen.lucky with: · Apart from the sprained ankle, I've been very lucky with injuries (=I haven't had many).think/count yourself lucky (=used to say that someone should consider themselves lucky): · He should count himself lucky not to have been blamed for the whole fiasco.
lucky, especially when you are luckier than other people. Fortunate is more formal than lucky: · David managed to escape, but the others were not so fortunate.fortunate to do something: · I am fortunate to work in a school where all the children are extremely motivated.
British informal use this about someone who is lucky to be able to do something, when you are jealous because you would like to do it: · That jammy devil Steve has got out of the washing up again.
to be lucky, especially because you get the thing that you wanted although you did not really expect to get it: · You're in luck, there are still a few tickets left.· If you like Californian wine you could be in luck - we are giving away 100 bottles of Cabernet Sauvignon.
you say some people have all the luck when you are talking about someone who is always very lucky, especially when you are jealous of their good luck: · It costs a fortune to buy a Porsche - some people have all the luck.
to be lucky all the time, so that although you are often in dangerous situations, it seems that nothing can harm you: · By his own admission he had led a charmed life. He had survived a train crash when he was seventeen.
British you say it's all right for some when you think someone else is lucky because they are enjoying themselves, having an easy life etc and you are jealous of them: · You're going to Hawaii? It's all right for some!· It's all right for some. I've got to stay in and work this evening.
to be lucky because you have the chance to do something you wanted to do or something that most other people do not have the chance to do: · I went along to the audition with everyone else, and was lucky enough to get the part.· In 1957 I had the good fortune to be invited on a lecture tour of Switzerland.
to be successful or get into a good situation as a result of good luck, especially after you have been experiencing difficulty: · Nathan had a series of jobs where he wasn't happy, but this time he's really fallen on his feet.· Don't worry about Nina -- she always falls on her feet.
to be lucky because you are in a particular place when something good is offered or becomes available: · "You did well to get that contract.'' "Not really, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.''· Being a successful news photographer is all about being in the right place at the right time.
American informal an expression meaning to be very lucky on a particular occasion: · I didn't have any idea what I was doing, but I lucked out and wound up with a good job.
someone's position in a competition, race, list etc
the numbered position of someone or something in a competition, race, list etc: position in: · Pollock rose to the No. 2 position in the company, but found that the higher she rose, the less she liked her job.· The company has a strong position in most international markets.first/fourth etc position: · Jonson is in third position after the first part of the competition.
the position that someone achieves, especially in a race or competition, based on how well they perform against the others taking part: · Manchester United go up two places after their win at Liverpool.first/third/eighth etc place: · The horse I was betting on finished in second place.take first/third etc placeBritish /get first/third etc place American (=win first etc place): · Victoria took first place in a national essay writing competition.
the numbered position of someone in a sport, especially based on their performance in the previous year: · The football team lost their No. 1 ranking as a result of the decision.world ranking: · At the end of this event, Davies is sure to have moved up a place in the world rankings.
ready to be used or eaten
if something is ready , you can use it or eat it immediately: · Lunch is ready!· When the pasta's ready, add the sauce.· I'm sorry, your car isn't ready yet, sir.ready to eat/collect/use etc: · Your suit will be ready to pick up on Wednesday.· In a year's time, the wine will be ready to drink.· I tend to buy a lot of meals that are ready to eat (=they have already been cooked).ready for: · Is everything ready for the party?get something ready (=prepare it): · It took several months to get the boat ready for the voyage.
if equipment, a system, a rule, or a plan is in place , it is ready to start being used: · A new PA system should be in place in the next three to six months.· When everything is in place, the building work begins, even if it means running two massive projects at the same time.· The uncertain economy is forcing us to accelerate cost-cutting plans that are already in place.
ripe fruit is soft, sweet, and ready to eat: · Don't pick the apples until they're really ripe.· Is this melon ripe enough to eat?
if something is at the ready , it is nearby or in your hands, so that you can use it immediately if something happens and you need it: · Several reporters were outside, microphones at the ready.have/keep something at the ready: · I kept my camera at the ready in case the bird reappeared.with something at the ready: · Two police officers advanced, with guns at the ready.
written ready to be used when something that you are expecting happens: · The table was carefully laid in readiness.in readiness for: · Everything was laid out on the bed, in readiness for the new baby.
to replace an older type of machine, method etc
· In most offices, computers have replaced the old typewriters.· One "smart card" can take the place of cash, cheques, and credit cards.· Gas and electricity have almost completely replaced coal for domestic cooking and heating in Britain.· Ugly new concrete buildings have taken the place of the old houses.
if a new invention, idea, or method supersedes another one, it replaces it because it is more modern or effective: · Iron began to supersede bronze for tool making about 3000 years ago.· The computers used to be top of the line, but they have been superseded by more recent models.· It is unlikely that scientific thinking will ever entirely supersede superstition and religion.
to be gradually replaced by something better, more suitable, or more advanced: · Hunting and fishing settlements gave way to small towns as the population grew.· With the rise in oil prices, big American cars were forced to give way to smaller, more economical models.
to start doing a job that someone else used to do
· We're looking for someone to replace our managing director.· The lead singer was replaced by Ray Willis back in 1992.· It was Johnson's first season after replacing Tom Landry as coach of the Cowboys.
to be the next person to have a job or position, especially an important or powerful position, after someone else has left it or died: · The President appointed Harold Brown to succeed Les Aspin as chairman of the Commission in 1995.· George VI died in 1952, leaving his elder daughter Elizabeth to succeed him.
to replace someone in a job or position, especially because you have similar skills and experience to them: · There's no one suitable to take Simon's place when he leaves.· If Mark fails to qualify as a trainee, Margaret is designated to take his place.· Thielen will take the place of Ray Owens on the board following Owens's retirement.
to replace someone in a job or position, and to continue the work they started: · The new manager took over in July.take over from/for: · Do you think you'd be able to take over me when I'm gone?· The attorney general of New Jersey took over from the local district attorney in the case.take over as: · We're pleased to announce that Mr. Schmidt will be taking over as Executive Director.take over something (from somebody): · Glover's understudy took over the role on Broadway.take something over (from somebody): · Maria's been my partner since I took the business over from my father.
to replace a competitor or enemy in a position of authority or influence, especially by using unfair methods: · General Salan was supplanted soon after the invasion by General Henri Navarre.· Adams, an excellent new pitcher, may supplant Hayes as starting pitcher by the end of the year.
a place where you can sit
something you can sit on, especially in a bus, plane, theatre etc: · Our seats were right at the front of the airplane.· He leaned back in his seat and lit a cigarette.· When we arrived, every seat was filled, so we stood at the back.· There was blood and broken glass all over the front seats.· 'Slow down!' yelled Ben from the back seat.· comfortable padded theater seats
a particular seat where you sit for a formal meal or in a public place - use this especially to talk about whether seats are available: · We'd better hurry and get to our places before the show starts.· I don't think there are enough places for everyone.take your place (=sit in the seat that you are expected to sit in): · Jennifer quietly took her place at the table.
to study something at school, university etc
to learn about a subject by reading books, going to classes etc: · It's difficult to study when the weather's so hot.· I've been studying English for six years now.· His parents sent him to Moscow to study physics, chemistry, and mathematics.· If you study hard, you'll be able to get into a good university.study to be something: · She's at business school, studying to be an accountant.study under (=receive lessons from a famous teacher): · Nicoll was himself a noted psychologist and studied under Jung in Zurich.
to study a subject - use this to talk about subjects that you choose to study at school, college, university etc: · What classes are you taking next semester?· In my final year, I decided to take English, French, and economics.· All freshmen have to take at least one composition course.
British informal to study a particular subject at school or university: · I can't decide whether to do German or Spanish next year.· Did you do computing at school?do a course: · Why not do a language course at your local college?
American to study something as your main subject at a college or university: · What are you majoring in?· Diane majored in psychology at the University of Washington.
American if you minor in a subject, it is the second most important subject you study at a college or university: · I'm planning to study computer science, but I still might minor in English.
also have lessons British to pay for lessons from a teacher in order to study a subject or skill in your free time: · My mother wants me to take violin lessons.· I'm having Spanish lessons after work.take lessons in: · Students at the school can even take lessons in golf.
British formal to study a subject at university: · Oliver is reading philosophy at Oxford.· She went on to read medicine at Edinburgh.
British an offer or opportunity to study as a student at a particular school, college, or university: · Studies show that students from wealthier backgrounds are more likely to be offered places at high-achieving schools.have/get a place (at): · Jenny has a place to study law at Exeter this year.· If I get a place at Manchester, I'll take it.
to start to be successful
if a product, company, your job etc takes off , it suddenly starts being successful: · Her singing career took off after an appearance on Johnny Carson's "Tonight' show in America.· Before you knew it, 11 companies had settled here, and the place really took off.
to be becoming richer, more successful etc: · He's not that famous a musician at the moment, but he's definitely on the way up.· starter homes for young couples on the way up
: up-and-coming artist/player/executive etc an artist, player etc, especially a young one, who is getting more and more successful and who will probably soon be famous: · Many up-and-coming young players have trials for the national football team.· an award for the best up-and-coming comic actress
if you say that a person or company is going places , you mean that they are already achieving success and will probably be even more successful in the future: · Alvin was part of it all now. Only 24, and he was going places.· This company is clearly one that is going places.
British to be getting more successful all the time: · A gliding club that started in a local farmer's barn says business is on the up and up.· We lost at Oxford, but since then we've been on the up and up and won our last four games.
a place that you are not in now
· I love Italy - I worked there for a year.· Jackie's arriving at the station at 3.15 and I said I'd meet her there.· When I came home Sean was just sitting there waiting for me.· We drove down to Baltimore, and on the way there we stopped for lunch.right there (=exactly there) · Where's my umbrella? I'm sure I left it right there, next to my bag.from there · We flew in to Munich and from there we took the train to Prague.down/up/in etc there · How did you get up there on the roof?
in a place that you can see or point to but cannot touch: · My car's over there by that big tree.· See those rocks over there? Be careful to keep the boat away from them.
a place that you have mentioned or been in, especially a place that you feel strongly about: · You went to Camp Chippewa too? I hated that place.in that place: · They'll never let us back in that place after the way you behaved.to that place: · Do you remember we went down to that place along the river and had a barbecue?
also round there British in the area near a place you have been talking about: · We usually go to Lake Como for our holidays - it's beautiful round there.· Judy's looking for an apartment in Greenwich Village. A lot of her friends live around there.· One of the largest tornadoes ever seen was photographed near there.
to begin to understand something
to slowly begin to understand a situation or someone's feelings, because you get more information or because you experience something for yourself: · I think it will be a long time before we even begin to understand how damaging the effect has been.· Patients are given written information and videos so that they can begin to understand more about their condition.begin to understand that: · I was beginning to understand that being alone could be terribly depressing.begin to understand why/how/what etc: · As we walked up the narrow staircases, we began to understand why the Dutch haul their furniture up the outside of the buildings and through the windows.
informal to begin to understand something that is not easy to understand: · Thomas isn't catching on as quickly as some of the other children.catch on to: · It took Jennifer a long time to catch on to the fact that Mary was taking advantage of her.catch on fast/quickly: · She catches on fast and will soon be promoted.
spoken to finally understand something, especially after it has been explained to you several times: · Okay, I get it. You only get paid if you sell at least ten copies.· "So the plant takes in carbon dioxide and gives out oxygen." "That's it. You've got it."
to think about something until you understand it, especially something complicated: · Horgan thought he had it all figured out, but he hadn't.figure/work something out: · In case you haven't figured it out yet, we've been tricked.figure/work out how/why/what etc: · Detectives are still trying to work out what happened.
British informal to begin to understand a situation by what you see and hear around you, and not by being told directly: · Oh, I get it, I've twigged at last. How much do you want?twig that: · At last I twigged that I was pregnanttwig why/where/what etc: · It took him about two minutes to twig what I was going on about!
informal to begin to understand a situation by what you see and hear around you, and not by being told directly: cotton on to: · It took him a while to cotton on to what was happening.· Large stores have at last cottoned on to the fact that mothers with pushchairs can't cope with stairs.
if something clicks , especially something you are learning, you suddenly begin to understand it: · Just keep working at it, and suddenly it will all click.
if several facts fall into place , you begin to understand how they are connected and why each one is important, so that you understand a whole situation or subject: · Once the police received this new evidence, things began falling into place.
to understand how someone feels
to understand how someone feels, and feel sympathy for them, especially when they are upset or have problems: · I'm sure your teacher will understand.understand how/what/why etc: · I understand how you feel, but I still think you should apologize to her.
especially spoken to understand how someone feels and why they feel that way, especially because the reasons are very clear: see why/how/what: · You can see why Clare was so annoyed, can't you?see that: · I can see that you'd find that upsetting.
formal to understand clearly how someone feels or what problems they have: · Congress did not appreciate the amount of anger that people felt about this issue.· Parents have to find ways to show their children that they appreciate their feelings and reactions.appreciate (that): · I appreciate that it's not easy for you, but you must try to get here on time.
to understand how someone feels, because you have had the same feelings or experiences yourself: · I know how you feel. I couldn't watch either - it was too upsetting.know how it feels (to do something): · Believe me, I know how it feels to lose.
say this when you want someone to imagine they are in the same situation as another person, so that they can understand how the other person feels: · Well, put yourself in her place. Would you like it if someone did that to you?
feelings or attitudes that are understandable , especially feelings of anger, annoyance, or fear, do not surprise you because you can see that there are good reasons for them: · That teachers are annoyed about having so much extra paperwork is understandable.· There is understandable anger among the victims' families.it is understandable that: · It's understandable that she doesn't want to see Bill again.
when someone is unlucky in a particular situation or at a particular time
· "Were you disappointed with the team's performance?" "No, not really, I think we were just unlucky."be unlucky (enough) to do something · The victims were simply unlucky enough to have been in the restaurant when the gunmen started shooting.unlucky with · We were unlucky with the weather. It rained almost every day we were on the island.
having bad luck that you do not deserve, especially when this has a serious effect on your life, health etc: · Some of the unfortunate victims were trapped inside the building for over 12 hours.be unfortunate (enough) to do something: · He was unfortunate enough to lose his job just after his wife had a baby.
formal to be unlucky on a particular occasion, especially when this results in something very unpleasant happening to you: · Bowman had the misfortune of being sent to the area where there was heavy fighting.· Women who have the misfortune to be involved with violent men often think it's their own fault.
to be unlucky, especially in a way that affects one particular part of your life: · Why do we always have such bad luck when it comes to hiring suitable workers?have bad luck with: · Our kids have had very bad luck with their teachers recently.have the bad luck to do something: · He had the bad luck to upset the boss's wife at the party.
to be prevented by bad luck from doing something that you want to do, for example going somewhere, buying something, or seeing someone: · I'm afraid you're out of luck. The director has already left for the day.· It looks like we're out of luck - all the hotels are full.
a period of time during which a lot of bad things happen to you one after the other: · Mimi's had a terrible run of bad luck this year, what with the car accident and her boyfriend leaving her.· Despite the Giant's current run of bad luck, fans are still showing up for the games.
spoken say this when a lot of bad things have happened to you that day: · I just want to go home, take a bath, and go to bed - it's been one of those days.· First I missed the bus, then I spilled coffee on myself, and now my computer is frozen - it's just not my day.
to have something bad happen to you by chance: · The driver was drunk and hit her as she was crossing the road. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
when something is not suitable for a place or situation
if something is out of place , it seems or looks very different from the other things around it, and therefore seems unsuitable for that particular place or situation: · Extremely informal language is out of place in an academic essay.· The Christmas decorations looked somehow out of place in Waikiki.
to not seem right or suitable when seen together with something else that is very different in style or character: · Serious poetry published in newspapers always seems slightly out of keeping.be out of keeping/not be in keeping with: · Those new windows are not really in keeping with the style of the house.· The cheerful cover of the diary was out of keeping with the thoughts I was recording inside.
something that is incongruous seems strange and unsuitable, often in a humorous way, because it is so unexpected in a particular situation, so different from its surroundings etc: · It seemed incongruous having a dance-band at the funeral.· He was dressed in a three-piece suit with an incongruous tie shaped like a fish.
to win a race, competition etc
to win a race, competition, election etc, for example by getting more points, votes etc than everyone else or by being the first to finish: · No-one really expected the Socialist Party to win.win a race/game/election etc: · Chang won the first set but lost the next two.· The competition was won by a Nigerian student.win a prize/medal/cup etc: · His book won the Pulitzer Prize for literature.· What would you do if you won $1 million?win by 6 votes/2 goals etc (=win by getting 6 votes etc more than the other person or team): · He went ahead of Nolan, winning by 15 seconds.win 4-2/20-12 etc (=use this to show the final result of a game): · Do you remember our first game of the season? We won 3-1.win at cards/chess/tennis etc: · She always wins at Scrabble.
also come first British to win a race or competition in which more than two people or teams are competing: · Who do you think will finish first?· The British team was first, followed closely by the Americans.· André Etienne came in first, having completed the course in record time.finish first/be first/come in first in: · An Australian runner came first in the marathon.· Sue finished first in two races -- the 50m backstroke and the 100m front crawl.
the position of the person or team that wins a race or competition: in first place: · Johnson finished in first place, narrowly ahead of Green.win first place in: · My greatest achievement was winning first place in the Young Artist competition.
British if a political party gets in , they win an election, and have the right to form a government: · Do you think Labour will get in again at the next election?
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYphrases
· The club was a meeting place for musicians.
· He had watched the farm workers from his hiding place.
(=a place where someone or something stays or is buried)· This tomb is the last resting place of the Davison family.
formal· I need to know his date of birth, and his place of birth.
formal· Please give the address of your place of work.
formal· By law, you must inform us if you change your place of residence.
formal (=the place where someone or something first came from)· I believe my mother's place of origin was Sierra Leone.
· His young son had been sent away to a place of safety.
(=somewhere safe to go or hide)· If ever you need a place of refuge, come to us.
· The church is much more than a place of worship.
(=one that people visit because it is special, usually for a religious reason)· Her grave became a place of pilgrimage.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· I tried putting an advertisement for lodgers in the local paper.
 I didn’t feel that this was an appropriate time to mention the subject of money.
(=arrest someone)
(also an attack occurs formal)· The attack took place at around 10 pm Thursday.
· The government has imposed an outright ban on fox hunting.
· He was beaten into second place in the Monaco Grand Prix.
· She placed a bet on a horse called Beethoven.
 There’s no better way of exploring the region.
· The gallery placed the highest bid of $2.5 million.
· I wanted to find out my father’s place of birth.
(=blame someone in a very definite way)· A military investigation placed the blame squarely on city officials.
· Students are advised to book a place on the course early.
· This situation places the main burden of family care on women.
· The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2.30.
· The world indoor athletics championships took place in Canada.
· Fierce clashes took place with local police.
· Make sure the lid clicks firmly into place.
· A third goal put Brazil in command of the game.
· Lack of funding is putting severe constraints on research.
· The contest took place in Berlin.
(=consider something in context)· The issue must be placed within its historical context.
 The whole town was placed under curfew.
(also put somebody into custody)· Few young people are placed in custody.
 calculations accurate to three decimal places (=one of the numbers after the full stop in a decimal)
· Violent street demonstrations took place in the capital.
· You need top grades to deserve a place at the best universities.
· His divided loyalties placed him in a dilemma.
(=make someone less likely to be successful than others)· Not speaking English might put you at a disadvantage.
· She loved the wild, distant places of Scotland.
(=happens in a particular place)· The region was struck by a major earthquake last year.
(=start an embargo)· The UN imposed an embargo on trade with the military regime.
formal· The coach has placed the emphasis firmly on youth by including three teenagers in the team.
formal (=the building where they work)· They had a long journey to their place of employment.
(=in a line, with the ends touching)· The roof tiles are laid end to end.
formal (=a place where people can go to enjoy entertainment)· Clubs and other places of entertainment must close by 3am.
(also an event occurs formal)· The event took place last year.
(also evolution occurs formal)· We can see signs of evolution taking place in the world around us.
(also evolution occurs formal) (=happens)· A similar evolution was taking place in other great American cities.
(=it happens)· In Elizabethan times, the execution of traitors took place on Tower Hill.
(also expansion occurs formal)· The biggest expansion occurred in the volume of small issue government bonds.
· The largest explosion took place at the main post office.
· The Conservative party put its faith in the free market.
 expeditions to far-flung corners of the globe people flying to far-flung destinations
 visitors from a far-off land far-off galaxies
(=happens)· The fight took place outside a nightclub.
 He wanted to put their relationship on a permanent footing.
 We sailed past the island’s rather dark and forbidding cliffs.
(=a very unsuitable time, place, person etc) This is hardly the place to discuss the matter.
 Troops were put on high alert.
 A couple of screws should hold it in place.
 The killings could put the whole peace process in jeopardy.
· Spending limitations have been placed on the council's housing budget.
 They’ve finally found a place to live.
 She placed a bookmark between the pages to mark her place.
(=makes you remember things that happened there)· My old home is full of unhappy memories.
· A majority of the migrants had come from this region.
(=try to stop someone from doing something easily)· Her father put several obstacles in the way of their marriage.
(=the country or place where something is made or produced)· The rugs are somewhat cheaper in their country of origin.
 I couldn’t find a parking space near the shops.
· She was praised for her efforts to bring peace to the region.
(=a place that is suitable for a picnic)· We found a beautiful picnic spot.
 Presley’s home has become a place of pilgrimage.
· The police raided his home and took his computer.
· I'm sorry if I put you in an awkward position.
 He pleaded guilty and was placed on probation.
 The World Cup will have a prominent place on the agenda.
 The statue was in a prominent position outside the railway station.
 Everything was in its proper place (=where it should be).
 proposals to ban smoking in public places
(=join it)· I walked to the bus stop and took my place in the queue.
(=officially say something or write it down)· I wish to put on record my objection to the scheme.
 All the hospitals are on red alert.
 Rome was his main place of residence.
(=the place where someone is buried)
· The authorities placed strict restrictions on diamond exports.
 George sat at the head of the table, in his rightful place as their leader.
 Keep your credit cards in a safe place.
 Boyd’s goal secured his team’s place in the Cup Final.
 Redgrave won his third Olympic gold medal, and secured his place in history.
 Keep your passport in a secure place.
 Her second son had a special place in her heart.
· We should try to get home before the storm hits.
literary· Fierce storms lashed the coastline.
· Living with my parents put quite a strain on our marriage.
 Strategically placed video cameras can alert police to any trouble.
 Woosnam and Lyle tied for fourth place on 264.
· About six million tourists visit the country each year.
(=visit it in large numbers)· Tourists have flocked to the area ever since the TV series was filmed there.
 You shouldn’t put your trust in a man like that.
 She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.
· Our society places a high value on education.
 The ceremony must take place in a recognized place of worship.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE
· Not surprisingly research on different places produced conflicting results.· An Irving Gill-designed Balboa Park would have been a very different place from the one we love today.· Indeed, outside of London few cities can offer such a choice of different places to eat.· We grew up, went off to different places, drifted apart.· And we know that the climate is changing in a myriad of different ways and different places all around the world.· There were 17 different places where the dirt-and-rock bed of the tracks had been washed away.· All that matters is to educate the local predators, and that can be done with different colours in different places.· After twenty miles, the three slick-ship companies separated, to land at different places around the target.
· A good place for private parties.· I decided that Farmington was not a good place for renting.· Is it a good place to live?· The Border Patrol agrees that the heavy brush offers good hiding places.· Arthur and I went for long walks - and that little village was the best place in the world.· The company, like many companies in those days, was for most employees a good place to work.· It is pierced at the front, is stiff and hard, has a good fixed place.· One of the best places for grand sycamores is the north fork of Horrell Creek, in the Superstition Mountains.
· Only in towns and at a few other places could trains going in opposite directions pass.· I went to Brighton and saw for myself the absence of most of the top players due to other events taking place.· They have already been ordered out of Gracanica, Sanski Most, Sanica and so many other places.· There's plenty of other places.· There must be other places in the evening where Suzie might be expected to put in an appearance.· Yet, like other places, Utah has to turn to low-tech services to soak up its growing numbers of literate job-hunters.· There was only one other place he could be: in his private apartments on the third floor.
· Certainly, these are important highlights and should be given their proper place and emphasis in the narrative.· She demanded strict ritual performances from them, a proper place to live, sacrificial objects and so on.· However, each level has its proper place and helps in the understanding of the others.· The parents come up with a just and proper reason to place blame, and they get it instead.· Encouraging and enabling the laity to take their proper place in the Church?· These were difficult and unsettled times, when people needed to be reminded about their proper place and duties.· The last wish then has to be used to restore one each of these to its proper place.· We will stop the wanton sale of school playing fields and ensure that sport takes its proper place within the curriculum.
· Other initiatives Commissions for companies, public places and so on are usually advertised in the press and art magazines.· We see each other in public places and we give each other the nod.· It became an offence for anyone in charge of children to allow them to bet in public places or to enter brothels.· If you serve alcohol in a public place, you may have to buy liability insurance. 10.· All the time people are burnt in the public places.· So if a litter tray is in too public a place, this too may drive them elsewhere.· He even felt slightly awkward sitting out with her in a public place having coffee.· Jeff was obviously calling from a public place.
· I had a client in the right place at almost the right time.· Indeed, her heart is in the right place.· As Fred again points out - her heart's in the right place.· It was in the right place at the right time.· More importantly, independents can be the right place for artists who want to keep a degree of creative control.· Ride, acceleration and handling: Triple aces in all the right places.· Forrester recommends three principles for companies wishing to build fences in the right place.· I arrive at the right place, pull out my three-by-five card, ask my questions, and wait.
· Your premium of £ has been based on the information shown in a safe place.· It just makes your world a kinder, safer place.· There are some who advocate that, now that that has happened, the world is somehow a safer place.· She put her card away in a safe place - then couldn't remember where.· And when I got there I stayed there, it was the safest place to be.· Denial is a safe place to rest while waiting for grace.
· The Yorkshire Dales win a special place in visitors' affections.· Back then, it was a special place because it had no rival.· We will miss Father who had a special place in his heart for Middlesbrough Diocesan Pilgrims.· We already have a very special place in golf.· The victim does not have a special place in the criminal court.· When Miles loved the Waldo books, they, too, were given a special box, a special place.· I've got a special hiding place.· Helen had taken it to a special place to have it framed, Theresa recalled.
· In this sense the world would be a better place without mental retardation, madness, and senile dementia.· Now, there are other things to think about if we want to make this a better place.· Could there be any better time or place to be alive?· I often think the world would be a better place if I were dead. 4.· It will be a better place for my wives.· What a better place this world of ours would be if more for-profit organizations would act a little more like nonprofits.· I suggest that the front row of the chorus at the Folies Berge res would have been a better place.· Of what you can do to make this a better place to live.
· The other members of the joint chiefs agreed with him that the Indochina conflict was the wrong war in the wrong place.· It was somewhat over-elaborate, or, rather, the complications were in the wrong places.· I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.· He was also in the wrong place again.· They were homely, draped in plaid and khaki, hairy in the wrong ways and places.· It clung to all the wrong places.· What is going to emerge is a lot of debt and a lot of unused capacity located at the wrong places.
NOUN
· The tank was very densely planted, with lots of hiding places for these shy fish.· The rats had not shown themselves again, but I'd begun to feel them watching me from shadowed hiding places.· They can be territorial, so if keeping several specimens in the same aquarium allow plenty of hiding places.· It was C ... who had informed Peter of this hiding place.· From their hiding place they heard one burst of profanity from the driver before other voices crowded round.· Asik was astonished, he forgot about his hiding place behind the tree and jumped into the road.· She glanced hastily behind her but, as in the kitchen, there was no obvious hiding place.· Emmie had climbed into her hiding place on the roof of the old summer-house, to smoke.
· Many pastoral and voluntary caring relationships are now bought and sold in the market place.· The first time buyers recognise the opportunities in the market place.· Prep schools have no secure catchment area, they have always depended on the forces of the market place for their survival.· With a beady eye he watches the drama of the market place.· I believe that part of our responsibility in A&R is to introduce new artists and sounds to the market place.· This ruling, in effect, accepted the reality of a global market place.· Standing in the market place, we are - not always but very often - at the origin of things.· Such monetarist policies meant that employment and interest rates were left to find their own levels in the market place.
· Voice over It's a recruiting ground for the younger generation and a meeting place for old friends like Billy Connolly.· The smart cocktail bar is an ideal meeting place with a pleasant atmosphere and the restaurant serves a good selection of food.· The first meeting place was in a small room with only one window in Lady Stair's Close, Lawnmarket.· Next evening Dad drove the hired car round Mosta, searching for the meeting place.· Above all, the centre is a meeting place and focus for Catholics from all over Calderdale.· Municipal offices and meeting place of the City of Edinburgh District Council.· Under the republic the forum was both a market place surrounded by shops and a public meeting place.
VERB
· Even such mundane tasks as eating or drinking have found a place in some ballets.· Consult with the Negroes in town and find her her own place.· Many are soldiers of the cross who returned from the Holy Land to find their places filled.· My editor found a place I could house sit for a few weeks in the suburbs.· At last I found the right place on an island off the north coast.· Sometimes when you find such a place it makes that grid seem to disappear.· We found the place some days past.· We have to move innumerable times to find a place where we can watch in peace.
· In other words, it would need to be held in place by a strong political framework.· Have the student slowly remove the hand that was holding the cardboard in place.· The battery can be held in place using a double-sided adhesive pad or a home-made aluminium fixing bracket.· They were held in place only by their buoyancy. could wobble and rattle them with ease.· You will become an important part of a lively and challenging community which will always hold a special place in your life.· A cord is pulled tightly around the crown to hold it in place.· Make sure that the wire retainer clips are pressed down firmly to hold the towel in place.· The white shirt under the gray suit-jacket is stiffly starched; the tie is held in place by an alumnus tie-tack.
· Is it a good place to live?· Despite these frustrations, San Diego still is second on Anders' list of nice places to live.· It all has to do with kinship, and a shortage of places to live.· First things first: I had to rent a modest place to live.· A lot of people consider London to be big and ugly, and not a very nice place to live.· When Susan and I visit her, we leave real fast: this is no place anyone should live in.· He had been looking for a place to live.· In that gray place the three women lived, all gray themselves and withered as in extreme old age.
· It is therefore essential that the control mechanisms for each are put in place at the beginning of the design stage.· They pick up the fallen stones and put them back into place, virtually raising the thousand-year-old temples anew.· Take advantage of wet soil to put mulches in places, especially round newly-planted stock.· The two bombs that exploded in Vallejo were put in place by a bomber.· At boys' initiation ceremonies, a Mukula log is put near the place where they are circumcised.· The eggs need to be put in a warm place to hatch.· When the etchings are taken down inmates will have another kind of picture to put in their place.· The discovery had begun to put humankind in its place.
· The murder could easily have taken place over the boundary, in the Metropolitan police area.· In spirit, then, I will take my place at the barricades beside Mr Wei.· It will cover the changes that have taken place in assessment since the original version was first published in 1988.· He took first place with all seven judges.· Johnston and his colleagues believe that almost all mid-plate quakes have taken place in such weakened areas.· We've succeeded on this one and we're very pleased it's taking place.· The turf thing, that took place somewhere else.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • The decorations are in place for the party.
  • Rolled oats can be used in place of wheat flour in making the bread.
  • Also, solid-surface Corian counters are used in place of tile.
  • Develop performance-based admissions standards in addition to, or in place of, more traditional entrance requirements.
  • Hugh had heroes in place of friends.
  • I have used my own translation here in place of Kaufmann's uncharacteristically awkward rendering.
  • In 1982, there were around 3,200 places available for children and 15,800 for adults in places of residential care.
  • Or make a sweet salsa using mangoes, plums or peaches in place of the tomato, Crivello suggests.
  • Skyscrapers are sprouting, shiny car showrooms are opening in place of old state shops.
  • What if we place Professor Summerlee upon the table, within the vacuum flask, in place of the cat?
  • I don't think anyone could take her place.
  • Sending e-mail has almost taken the place of writing letters.
  • Explain that the marbles have taken the place of the water that has spilled out.
  • Finally, teachers are prohibited from making a copy of works to take the place of an anthology.
  • Hops have also been stuffed into pillows, taking the place of down to help induce sleep.
  • It connoted a rational, efficient method of organization-something to take the place of the arbitrary exercise of power by authoritarian regimes.
  • On home-baked brown bread it takes the place of butter.
  • Other hopes have centred on ethanol taking the place of petroleum - but fuel crops must not displace food.
  • Rigid rules and patterns take the place of more flexible thinking about feelings.
  • They found out other marvellous arts to take the place of tricks and old stories.
  • What would you do in my place?
  • With Leiter injured, Hernandez will pitch in his place.
  • But there appears to be no place for women in this hobby.
  • Clarisa was living in a hotel, she said, and it was no place for a child.
  • In the psychoanalytic model there is no place for basic positive motives.
  • There is no place for domination or exploitation of creation rescues in the plan of creation.
  • There was no place for skill.
  • This was no place for me to linger.
  • Uncle Gabriel was made rabbi, so there was no place for Father.
  • But I think I got into drama professionally in the first place by accident.
  • But it's even more of a comfort for baby if he doesn't get wind in the first place.
  • In the opening 250 race Robert Dunlop stayed well clear of a hectic battle for second place behind him.
  • In the second place, it involves some intention to maintain that control on the part of the possessor.
  • The firm which supplied the scaffold blames the boy's parents for letting him play there in the first place.
  • There is almost a tinge of predestination in footballers' reflections on how they came to sport in the first place.
  • We never enjoyed them in the first place.
  • Why had they come to this country in the first place?
  • And there is the question of the relevance of the trading of information in the first place.
  • But he came in the first place, to something he knew would be far beyond him.
  • He didn't remember being given that form; they had probably not even given it to him in the first place.
  • That's how the Richardson's got the Parrot in the first place.
  • The better approach, in my opinion, is to eat the right foods in the first place.
  • These women should never have been sent to prison in the first place.
  • This assumes that banks have surplus liquidity in the first place.
  • We robbed them of their land in the first place to reward the Annamese who collaborated with us.
  • However, religious identity had taken second place to secular nationalism for a whole generation.
  • However, toilet training took second place to skill with weapons or natural aggression.
  • It's not unusual for man to be put in this position of taking second place.
  • Nina was telling Joe that she was here to help but not to take second place to his wife.
  • Since she was utterly devoted to my father, her children inevitably took second place.
  • Spider then is able to confront his fear and on the big night, he takes second place in the spelling bee.
  • There was criticism that books took second place, even when it came to the design of the building.
  • Words take second place to nonverbal cues, personal mannerisms, gestures, expressions, and overall appearance.
  • Amidst shuffles and low-voiced murmurings the rest of the members took their places and eyed each other uneasily across the table.
  • As the happy couple took their places there was a stir and a rising babble behind them.
  • Differences in wealth and the superiority of elder over younger sons are ignored as they take their places according to age.
  • Many of the new sovereign states took their places in the United Nations.
  • Then two of our most experienced divers took their places in the bell, and it was lowered again.
  • There was a delay while people took their places in the vehicles parked along the road.
  • They took their places at the table with an awkward, almost shy silence.
  • Dirty clothes were all over the place.
  • Her hair was all over the place.
  • They're putting up new offices all over the place.
  • He leaves clues all over the place.
  • Hold a knife blade over the housing and it goes all over the place, proving the point.
  • Nobody knew where anyone was, and there were rumours flying about all over the place.
  • People were sneezing all over the place as if it were the heart of allergy season.
  • The egg in the mixture makes it stay put, instead of running all over the place as most cheese mixtures do.
  • The fact is, there are heroes all over the place.
  • You can go all over the place.
  • I'd like to put her in her place - she thinks she's so special.
  • Battered and beleaguered, Arsenal had been put firmly in their place.
  • The Administration of Justice Act 1982 swept away the remaining ones without putting anything in their place.
  • Was Morrissey helped put them in their place.
  • I felt totally out of place at Cindy's wedding.
  • Look at that! You got all of my notes out of place!
  • A Yakut tribesman was out of place in Irkutsk.
  • He's a bit out of place here.
  • Oseary later attended Beverly Hills High, where he felt out of place among the rich kids.
  • Shakespeare in Love could seem out of place here-but it reinforces this process in other ways.
  • She says that it looks a bit out of place in Charlton Kings.
  • Still, his philosophy of government would not have been out of place in the Soviet Communist era.
  • We would therefore have felt out of place wearing business suits.
  • But it is not my place and, frankly, I am not in the mood for a party.
  • Exploitation and oppression will be concepts of history which have no place in the description of contemporary social reality.
  • Honesty, decency, good will have no place in this business of selling or murdering an image.
  • In a holy community Noyes thought that exclusiveness, jealousy, and quarreling should have no place.
  • Personal opinion or preferences and speculative imaginings have no place in science.
  • Religious celebrations have no place in public schools, although teaching about religion is acceptable.
  • Some believe that values can not be taught apart from religion and therefore have no place in public schools.
  • Some would argue that these enterprises have no place in a capitalist system, and should therefore be privatised as soon as possible.
  • Therefore, the right of national self-determination could have no place in the party programme.
  • Another piece of the jigsaw had just fallen into place.
  • But just in time, it fell into place.
  • I am like the painter of that mosaic, the small pieces are falling into place and I need your help.
  • Mechanisms to ensure gender balance in appointed government bodies were also falling into place.
  • That was our greatest moment together, I think, the moment when our whole future fell into place at last.
  • The route had by now fallen into place.
  • Yet it was not until researchers extended the same effort to the oceans that the bigger tectonic picture fell into place.
  • Police are trying to prevent the demonstration from taking place.
  • The next Olympics will take place in Australia.
  • The wedding will take place at St Andrew's church.
  • When did the robbery take place?
  • Eud provides only the barest information; the separation took place.
  • Furthermore, the transference from Worcester to Lincoln of the concept of a ten-bayed concentric chapter house took place about 1225.
  • My first little skirmish took place over a film, one about rape.
  • Since the early 1960s, considerable debate has taken place in educational circles about the nature of history as a discipline.
  • The ball took place in the Great Room at Grosvenor House.
  • The film takes place during foggy days in London and in the gloom of darkened rooms and candlelit corridors.
  • The incident took place outside any warning area.
  • Whether versions of destruction are to take place within or without the industrial enterprise, the political implications are obvious.
  • Alvin was part of it all now. Only 24, and he was going places.
  • At only twenty-four, Ailey was going places - he was in a Broadway show.
  • This company is clearly one that is going places.
  • A test drive should convince you that Mazda are going places.
  • I was going places, thinking and doing things I would never dream of in city civvies.
  • I was really excited, believing that I was going places.
  • Jonathon Morris, you will have gathered, is going places - and no one could be happier than the man himself.
  • Only twenty-four, he was going places.
  • Their Maria was going places, so he might as well keep her company.
  • This woman, whose last performance was an extended run as a bartender, is going places.
► be in a good/bad etc placePHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • A kitten, of all things.
  • He of all people picks his words carefully.
  • She heard, of all things, a piano.
  • She was a homeless wanderer until tiny Delos alone of all places on earth consented to receive her.
  • So, in Missouri, of all places, my Koreanization began.
  • The rest of my offences were committed in self-defence, when I found the hands of all People were against me.
  • There I was admitted by the butler, of all people.
  • William Forsyth began it before he sold out, with the help of John Brown, of all people.
  • But that study was highly criticized for poor mammograms, among other things.
  • I'd like him to look specifically at Personnel's computing problems among other things. 3.
  • It was noticeable, among other things, that she was drinking faster than anybody else.
  • Sniping by the president's men has, among other things, forced the foreign minister to resign.
  • That could mean, among other things, grouping inmates by race in counseling.
  • That meant, among other things, keeping them from making any deal that gave real estate to the Vietminh.
  • The industrial revolution, among other things, necessarily produced general literacy.
  • You have to give Cronenberg credit for nerve, among other things.
  • He immediately changed places so he could sit next to me.
  • Our lives are hard, but theirs are miserable. I would never change places.
  • All the other players then change places.
  • But now the two men have changed places, and the boat has worked its magic.
  • Gwenellen and I changed places soundlessly.
  • No, it was too late to change places at this stage of his life.
  • On odd days, we changed places.
  • Rabia and Zahara changed places, and Rabia now squatted between Jane's legs, watching intently.
  • This is paradox, rather than metaphor: two directly opposed concepts, life and death, change places with each other.
  • Why don't you change places with me?
  • Gradually the clues started falling into place, and it became clear who the murderer was.
  • Once the police received this new evidence, things began falling into place.
  • Things are finally falling into place for the team.
  • Another piece of the jigsaw had just fallen into place.
  • But just in time, it fell into place.
  • Gradually the new global masterplan is falling into place: a series of massive bilateral trade agreements are being struck.
  • I am like the painter of that mosaic, the small pieces are falling into place and I need your help.
  • Mechanisms to ensure gender balance in appointed government bodies were also falling into place.
  • That was our greatest moment together, I think, the moment when our whole future fell into place at last.
  • The route had by now fallen into place.
  • Yet it was not until researchers extended the same effort to the oceans that the bigger tectonic picture fell into place.
  • First prize was an award of $ 1, 500 for the biggest female killed during the year.
  • Even though Ausmus should never have been sent away in the first place.
  • In the first place, it deals with those elements in human nature which are timeless.
  • In the first place, it involves some actual power of control over the thing possessed.
  • In the first place, it was relativist; it proclaimed no value system as its basis; it lacked normative quality.
  • It is the towering, 103-foot cross atop city parkland that landed the measure on the ballot in the first place.
  • My family, my household, and my job all demand first place in my life!
  • This assumes that banks have surplus liquidity in the first place.
  • I should never have gone in the first place!
  • In the first place, New York is very cold in the winter, and in the second place I don't want to move anyway.
  • In the first place, they have a more experienced team, so they're more likely to win.
  • We haven't made a decision, because, in the first place, we do not know enough at this point.
  • Well, in the first place, Quinn would never say such a thing.
  • And there is the question of the relevance of the trading of information in the first place.
  • But he came in the first place, to something he knew would be far beyond him.
  • He didn't remember being given that form; they had probably not even given it to him in the first place.
  • That's how the Richardson's got the Parrot in the first place.
  • The better approach, in my opinion, is to eat the right foods in the first place.
  • These women should never have been sent to prison in the first place.
  • This assumes that banks have surplus liquidity in the first place.
  • We robbed them of their land in the first place to reward the Annamese who collaborated with us.
  • Before fixing a date do some research.
  • Employers generally fix a time limit on the payment of these allowances.
  • He added that while Yeltsin is breathing somewhat easier than he had been, there is no fixed date for his discharge.
  • She said she loved him, they said they loved him, but somehow nobody would fix a date for a marriage.
  • The court will either grant the request on written application or fix a date for hearing.
  • The court will then fix a date for consideration and serve notice on the applicant.
  • The court will usually fix a time limit for service when making directions and this must be complied with.
  • They fixed a date for the weekend and he kissed her goodbye.
  • Bowen had friends in high places, and managed to raise large sums of money from the Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundations.
  • He won't lose his job -- he has plenty of friends in high places.
  • I just happened to have friends in high places, who could arrange things like meetings with the mayor.
  • The Achym family had friends in high places, including the powerful Lord Burghley, and were allowed to return.
  • But Tony and his colleagues have friends in high places.
  • We have friends in high places, they said.
► from place to place/house to house etc► as good a time/place etc as any
  • He sat at his desk, not a hair out of place, and turning a pencil over in his hand.
  • He seemed stern and austere and never had a hair out of place.
  • Joel never has a hair out of place.
► a/your happy place
  • He can be rude and bad-tempered sometimes, but his heart's in the right place.
  • Mike's a little grouchy sometimes, but his heart's in the right place.
  • It is not the first time Cole has investigated highly placed public figures.
  • Last night a highly placed source said the last 12 months had spelt the end of the marriage.
  • Now and then, as a favor to highly placed people, Papa performed operations.
  • Some highly placed people were in fact former pupils of his.
  • The Gingrich investigation is hardly the first time Cole has taken on highly placed public figures.
  • The proportion of highly placed advisers who had nothing to lose if serfs were emancipated would accordingly diminish.
  • His portrait hangs in the place of honour in the Boston office of the Anglian Water Authority.
  • It had the place of honour because, as he'd said earlier, it was unique.
  • It is right that they should be given a place of honour in the history of ancient art.
  • Richard Wilson, the genius of landscape painting, has a place of honour.
  • Stan Wood is the man and he can already claim a place of honour amongst the great fossil hunters of the world.
  • They enjoyed the greetings of people in the street and they loved places of honour at banquets.
  • They were brought out on only a few special occasions and were always carefully washed and returned to their place of honour.
  • It is ideally situated along a charming stretch of canal, near to the Waterlooplein.
  • Missing too are some of the ski mountaineering classics which are ideally suited to Nordic touring gear.
  • Researcher Robert Glover felt that Austin was ideally suited to launch a school-to-work effort.
  • The clearing banks were ideally placed.
  • The hawthorns are a greatly under-rated family and several are ideally suited for small gardens.
  • These skills need much greater emphasis in schools, and work-based learning is ideally suited to acquiring them.
  • This is another species ideally suited to the heated aquarium.
  • We have large quantities of plutonium already separated and in forms ideally suited for nuclear weapons.
► somebody’s kind of person/thing/place etc
  • I'll get back to the kitchen then - I know my place!
  • Everyone knew their place in the family, and Dad's was usually behind the newspaper.
  • George W.. Bush knows his place in the 1996 presidential race.
  • He knew his place, Shamlou mused contentedly.
  • It ought to know its place, which ought not to be No. 1.
  • Mitch and I know our place.
  • She did not love him, but he knew his place.
  • There was a lot to be said for knowing your place if you wanted help from Bloomsbury House.
  • We know our place in this world.
  • After his win in Frankfurt on Sunday, he lies second in the series just behind Michel Robert.
  • Driving a Banbury prepared Prodrive Subaru, McRae now lies third in the championship.
  • He could play with Orlando any old time.
  • If you believed that, then you'd believe any old thing.
► as if/as though/like you own the place
  • My last boyfriend put me on a pedestal.
  • Another will place philanthropy on a pedestal and yet have a resentful, unforgiving spirit.
  • I was the most beautiful, wonderful woman and he put me on a pedestal.
  • If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.
  • Let's face it, possum, there are some who would put me on a pedestal.
  • Modern economies place a premium on educated workers.
  • Barbara, as usual, seemed to be placing a premium on maintaining her composure.
  • In my own garden, I put a premium on fresh greens.
  • International book-building puts a premium on intermediaries' experience and ability to sell to 300-odd investing institutions around the world.
  • Up and down hill fences pose problems for the horse by placing a premium on balance and impulsion.
  • A runaway hamster called Sophie takes pride of place where the school rat once roamed.
  • A Tudor Doll's House takes pride of place in a fine collection of houses and period dolls.
  • Are they to take pride of place, as they should in ballets worthy of the name?
  • At Maastricht next month, political, economic and monetary union will take pride of place.
  • Glass would have pride of place, she said.
  • The statue takes pride of place at Gerrards Cross station.
  • There, pit latrines inside homes take pride of place, their arched entrances lavishly embellished with stone carvings.
  • These were retrieved and now take pride of place in the library.
  • Will the delegates please resume their seats?
  • By the time Michele returned and resumed his seat she was sipping her wine, her plate almost empty.
  • If your opponent interrupts you, resume your seat while he is speaking.
  • Madame Olenska rose, wound it up and returned to the fire, but without resuming her seat.
  • Mr Scott resumed his place, a look of quiet satisfaction on his face.
  • They resumed their seats and Owen slipped away into a tide of music and colour.
  • Winnie resumed her seat and her knitting.
  • "You did well to get that contract.'' "Not really, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.''
  • An off--duty cop happened to be in the right place at the right time to stop a robbery.
  • Being a successful news photographer is all about being in the right place at the right time.
  • He could be in the right place at the right time when top jobs come up for grabs next summer.
  • He was in the right place at the right time and hustling as he usually does.
  • If we do not provide sufficient places, the necessary skill will not be in the right place at the right time.
  • It was in the right place at the right time.
  • They just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
  • You have to be in the right place at the right time with the right partner and the right judges.
► be (stuck) between a rock and a hard place
  • I liked the town, for all its drab and muted calm; it seemed a safe place to be.
  • In currency markets, when the going gets tough, the investors go to safer places.
  • It just makes your world a kinder, safer place.
  • She put her card away in a safe place - then couldn't remember where.
  • There are some who advocate that, now that that has happened, the world is somehow a safer place.
  • While I was absent, Wemmick had warned Herbert to move our guest to a safer place.
  • After a short distance he swapped places with the woman and drove her and the baby to Winchester.
  • Holyhead could well swap places with the Sealink's basement club Penmaenmawr Phoenix.
  • Kambule claims he was just a bystander when the shooting occurred, a kid in the wrong place at the wrong time.
  • The driver was drunk and hit her as she was crossing the road. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounplaceplacementplacingdisplacementreplacementverbplacedisplacemisplacereplaceadjectivedisplacedmisplacedreplaceable
1area/space/building etc a space or area, for example a particular point on a surface or in a room, building, town, city etc:  Make sure you keep the key in a safe place. I’ve spent the day dashing about from place to place. The place was full of screaming children. He was threatening to burn the place down. She had never been back to the place where the accident happened. The theatre bar was our usual meeting place. We were living then in a place called Alberiga. The wall was quite damp in places (=in some places).place for This is a great place for a holiday.a place to do something I couldn’t find a place to park. Did the accident happen at your place of work (=the place where you work)? The Great Mosque has been a place of worship for Muslims for centuries.2home informal a house or apartment where someone lives:  They’ve got quite a big place on the outskirts of Leeds.somebody’s place Do you want to come back to my place for coffee? It took us ages to find a place to live. He’s staying with us until he can find a place of his own.► see thesaurus at home3take place to happen, especially after being planned or arranged:  The next meeting will take place on Thursday. Talks between the two sides are still taking place. Major changes are taking place in society.4space to sit or put something a space where someone can sit, or a space where you can put something:  I might arrive a bit late, so could you save me a place? There are still a few places left on the coach. Make sure you put everything back in its proper place.place for Can you find a good place for this vase?5point in book/speech a point that you have reached in a book or a speech:  This would be a good place to stop and answer any questions that people have. I used a bookmark so that I wouldn’t lose my place (=forget the point that I had reached).6opportunity to do something if someone has a place somewhere, they have the opportunity to go there or join in an activityplace in If you don’t come to training you might lose your place in the team. We’ve been trying to find her a place in a residential home.place on He was offered a place on the management committee. There are still a couple of places left on the course.place at I’ve been offered a place at York University.7role/position the role or important position that someone or something has in a situation or in societysomebody’s place the old idea that a woman’s place is in the homeplace in He finally reached the summit of Everest and secured his place in history. Working has a very important place in all our lives.8in place a)in the correct position:  The chairs for the concert were nearly all in place. The glass was held in place by a few pieces of sellotape. b)existing and ready to be used:  Funding arrangements are already in place.9in place of somebody/something (also in somebody’s/something’s place) instead of someone or something else:  In place of our advertised programme, we will have live coverage of the special memorial service. The company flag had been taken down and in its place hung the Union Jack. If I refused to go, they would send someone else in my place.10take the place of somebody/something (also take somebody’s/something’s place) to exist or be used instead of someone or something else SYN  replace:  Natural methods of pest control are now taking the place of chemicals. I had to find someone to take Jenny’s place.11in somebody’s place used to talk about what you would do if you were in someone else’s situation:  What would you do in my place? Try to put yourself in my place and think how you would feel.12be no place for somebody to be a completely unsuitable place for someone:  This is no place for a child.13first/second/third etc place first, second etc position in a race or competition:  He took second place in the long jump.in first/second etc place I finished in third place.14in the first place a)used to introduce a series of points in an argument, discussion etc:  In the first place, I’m too busy, and in the second I don’t really want to go. b)used to talk about what someone did or should have done at the start of a situation:  I wish I’d never got involved in the first place!15take second place (to somebody/something) to be less important than someone or something else:  She wasn’t prepared to take second place in his life.16take your places used to tell people to go to the correct place or position that they need to be in for an activity:  If you would like to take your places, the food will be served shortly.17all over the place informal a)everywhere:  There was blood all over the place. b)in a very untidy state:  She came in with her hair all over the place.18put somebody in their place to show someone that they are not as clever or important as they think they are:  I soon put him in his place.19out of place a)not suitable for a particular situation or occasion:  He never seemed to feel out of place at social functions. The paintings looked strangely out of place. b)not in the correct or usual position:  The kitchen was spotlessly clean, with nothing out of place.20 it is not somebody’s place (to do something) if it is not your place to do something, you do not have the duty or right to do it:  It’s not your place to criticize me!21have no place formal to be completely unacceptableplace in Capital punishment has no place in a modern society.22fall into place a)if things fall into place in your mind, you suddenly realize and understand what is really happening:  Things were beginning to fall into place in my mind. Everything suddenly fell into place. b)if plans or events fall into place, they start to happen in the way that you hoped they would:  Eventually I got a job, and my life began to fall into place.23be going places informal to start becoming successful in your life:  William is a young man who is definitely going places.24be in a good/bad etc place American English informal to be in a good, bad etc situation → a/my/your etc happy place at happy(10), → have/take pride of place at pride1(6)USAGE: Place, space• You use place when talking about a particular position or location. Place is always countable.You say: · We visited some beautiful places.· I found a place to put my boots. ✗Don't say: I found some place to put my boots.• You use space about the area that is available for doing something. In this meaning, space is uncountable.You say: · We don't have enough space for a washing machine. ✗Don't say: We don't have enough place for a washing machine.You say: · The children need more space to play. ✗Don't say: The children need more place to play.• You also use space about an area that you can use for doing something. In this meaning, space is countable: · There are very few parking spaces left.· I found a space at the back of the bus.• Someplace means ‘somewhere’ and is used especially in American English: · I can't find my keys - I must have left them someplace.COLLOCATIONSphrasesa meeting place· The club was a meeting place for musicians.a hiding place· He had watched the farm workers from his hiding place.a resting place (=a place where someone or something stays or is buried)· This tomb is the last resting place of the Davison family.somebody’s place of birth formal· I need to know his date of birth, and his place of birth.somebody’s place of work/employment formal· Please give the address of your place of work.somebody’s place of residence formal· By law, you must inform us if you change your place of residence.somebody’s/something’s place of origin formal (=the place where someone or something first came from)· I believe my mother's place of origin was Sierra Leone.a place of safety· His young son had been sent away to a place of safety.a place of refuge (=somewhere safe to go or hide)· If ever you need a place of refuge, come to us.a place of worship· The church is much more than a place of worship.a place of pilgrimage (=one that people visit because it is special, usually for a religious reason)· Her grave became a place of pilgrimage.THESAURUSplace a point or area, especially one that you visit or use for a particular purpose: · He’s been to lots of places.· a good meeting placeposition the exact place where someone or something is, in relation to other things: · She showed me the position of the village on the map.· I changed the position of the mirror slightly.· Jessica moved to a position where she could see the stage better.point a particular place on a line or surface: · At this point the path gets narrower.· No cars are allowed beyond this point.spot a place, especially a particular kind of place, or a place where something happens. Spot sounds rather informal: · She chose a sunny spot.· The area is a favourite spot for windsurfers.· This is the exact spot where I asked her to marry me.location a place where someone or something is, or where something happens. Location sounds more formal than place: · your exact location· The prisoners were taken to an undisclosed location.· an ideal location for a winter breaksite a place, especially one that will be used for a particular purpose, or where something important happened: · the site of a great battle· There are plans to develop the site for housing.· The area has become a dumping site for nuclear waste.venue a place where something such as a meeting, concert, game etc takes place: · the venue for the next Olympic Games· The hotel is a popular wedding venue.scene the place where something bad such as an accident or crime happened: · the scene of the crime· Ambulance crews were at the scene within minutes.setting the place and the area around it, where something is or where something happens: · The hotel is in a beautiful setting.· the setting for the film ‘A Room With a View’· Beautiful gardens provide the perfect setting for outdoor dining.somewhere used for talking about a place when you are not sure exactly which place: · She came from somewhere in London.whereabouts the place where someone or something is – used especially when you do not know this or do not want to tell people: · The whereabouts of the painting is unknown.· He refused to disclose his whereabouts.· I’m not sure about her whereabouts.
place1 nounplace2 verb
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Verb Table
VERB TABLE
place
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyplace
he, she, itplaces
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyplaced
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave placed
he, she, ithas placed
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad placed
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill place
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have placed
Continuous Form
PresentIam placing
he, she, itis placing
you, we, theyare placing
PastI, he, she, itwas placing
you, we, theywere placing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been placing
he, she, ithas been placing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been placing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be placing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been placing
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Place some lemon slices on the fish before serving it.
  • At the age of five, Matthew was placed with a foster family.
  • Every week someone comes and places fresh flowers on her grave.
  • Food is placed in a large cage, and when the animal enters, the door drops down.
  • Guivier's discoveries placed him at the cutting edge of medical research.
  • He felt that Jordan's mistakes had placed the family in great danger.
  • Pallan's latest win places him in the top ten players in Ohio.
  • The temp agency was trying to place me with a law firm.
  • The value of the jewels has been placed at one million dollars.
  • Winters placed his hand on my arm, holding me back.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • A secondary emphasis was to be placed on traffic between Berlin and Tokyo.
  • For 100-to-200-page pieces, place a summary after each major section.
  • Her big-boned body felt clumsy and she placed the tray on the coffee table with a loud clatter.
  • I complicate the test as follows: I place the coin in my hand, then my hand under the cushion.
  • If they are not going to fit into school then they must be placed somewhere more suitable.
  • In paper chromatography, the solid phase is paper on which the sample is placed directly.
  • When families place elderly relatives into residential care, a similar feeling of guilt is often apparent.
Thesaurus
THESAURUS
to move something to a particular place: · I’ve put the wine in the fridge.· Where have you put my grey shirt?
to put something somewhere carefully: · ‘It’s beautiful,’ he said, placing it back on the shelf.
to put someone or something down carefully on a flat surface: · He laid all the money on the table.· She laid the baby on his bed.
to carefully put something in a suitable position: · Position the microphone to suit your height.· Troops were positioned around the city.
to put something somewhere with a quick movement: · He slipped his arm around her waist.· Carrie quickly slipped the money into her bag.
to put something into a space or container quickly or carelessly: · Shove anything you don’t want in that sack.· I’ve ironed those shirts so don’t just shove them in a drawer.
(also bung British English) informal to put something somewhere quickly or carelessly: · I stuck the address in my pocket and I can’t find it now.· Could you bung those clothes in the washing machine?
to put something down somewhere in a careless and untidy way: · Don’t just dump all your bags in the kitchen.· People shouldn’t dump rubbish at the side of the street.
informal to quickly put something somewhere, usually for a short time: · Pop it in the microwave for a minute.
literary to put something somewhere suddenly or forcefully: · ‘Hide it,’ he said, thrusting the watch into her hand.
Longman Language Activatora place
· Plant the daisies in a sunny place.· Keep your passport in a safe place.· a quiet, private place to read in· Britain is one of the most highly populated places in the world.a place to sit/eat/sleep etc · Sign your name on the list, and find yourself a place to sit.· I was looking for a place to park the car.place for · This would be a great place for a party!right/wrong place · Are you sure this is the right place? I don't see Emma.
a place in which someone lives, something happens, or something is built - used especially in business, advertising, or in official contexts: · a new hotel in an attractive location· The time, date, and location of the conference have not yet been announced.· Authorities say they have pinpointed the location of the sunken ship.
a place, especially a pleasant place, where you spend time or live: · We camped in a pleasant, shady spot beside the river.· There are bike trails to the highest spot on the island, which has magnificent views of San Francisco.· Put some of the hardier plants outdoors in a protected spot.spot for: · It looked like a perfect spot for a picnic.holiday spotBritish /vacation spot American: · Las Vegas has a growing reputation as an entertainment and vacation spot.
a place where something such as a building exists now, is going to exist in the future, or where something existed in the past: · an important archaeological site· The town has purchased a site on Villa Avenue for the new library.site of: · A home for the elderly will be built on the site of the old hospital.building site British /construction site American (=place where a new building is being built): · Green fences were put up around the construction site.
a place for an arranged event or meeting, for example a sports or musical event: · The concert's still on Saturday but the venue has been changed.venue for: · The restaurant is one of the few venues for jazz music in the area.· Ministers have not yet agreed on a venue for the next Conference on European Security.
the place or area where someone or something is, especially when this is unknown or is being kept secret: somebody's whereabouts: · The police received an anonymous tip about the suspect's whereabouts.· Despite numerous searches and enquiries, her whereabouts are still unknown.whereabouts of: · The police have appealed for information concerning the whereabouts of the stolen car used in the robbery.· They tried to torture him into revealing the whereabouts of the $90 million, but he didn't know anything.
the exact place where something is or happens
the exact place where something or someone is, especially in relation to other things or people: · Jessica moved to a position where she could see the stage better.· Bombs were dropped on the enemy position.· You can tell roughly what time it is by the sun's position.
a particular place on a line or on a surface, especially a place that is used for measuring distances, heights etc: · The river at this point is half a mile wide.· Soon they came to a point where the road divided.· Ward Hill, at over 700 feet, is the island's highest point.
the exact place where something is or happens: · People had left flowers at the spot where the police officer was killed.the exact/very/same etc spot: · The museum sits on the exact spot where gold was first discovered.· She agreed to meet him at the same spot the next evening.
written the exact place where something is or happens: · The exact location of the ship, which sank in 1857, is being kept secret.· A military spokesman would not reveal the exact location of the search area.· Molecular biologists have found the precise location of the gene.
ways of talking about where someone or something is, where they are from etc
· Where are you?· This is where we keep all our junk.· I can't remember where I last saw it.· Could you tell me where the nearest tourist information office is?· Where are you going?· Where did you buy those shoes?where ... to · Neighbours have no idea where the couple have moved to.where to? spoken (=used to ask someone where they are going) · "Would you like to come with us tonight?" "Where to?"where ... from · Where did you get that magazine from?where somebody comes from · In all that time Naomi never told me where she came from.
especially spoken use this when you are asking in what general area something is: · Did he say whereabouts he hid it?· "I'm from Thailand." "Whereabouts?"· Whereabouts in Scotland is Perthshire?
where - use this especially to show surprise or disapproval: · Where on earth are you going dressed like that?· We've been looking for you for hours. Where in the world have you been?· When he woke up, he could not remember where on earth he was.
in a place
: in Africa/the city/the mountains/Oxford Street etc in a country, town, area etc: · "Where's Annie?" "She's in the yard."· I'm going to a conference in Tokyo.· The plane crashed in the Andes.· John spent several years teaching in Zimbabwe.· She lives in Fern Street.· In the park there were two football matches going on.· European manufacturers are facing ever increasing competition from companies in the Far East.
: at the bank/the doctor's/the theatre/the airport/school etc in a place where you go for a particular purpose: · I'll meet you at the station at 6.30.· Joe's at the dentist.· "Where were you last night?" "We were at a play."· I get the shopping done when the kids are at school.
: on the island/the coast/the outskirts/Oxford Street etc on a particular piece of land: · It's a beautiful little fishing village on the south coast.· We could go to that Chinese restaurant on 23rd street.· Most superstores are built on the edge of town.
in or to a place, when you do not know which place
· She lives somewhere near Manchester.· I know I saw it somewhere, but I can't remember exactly where.· From somewhere along the corridor there came the sound of laughter.somewhere to live/sleep/sit etc · She needs to find somewhere to live before starting her new job.
American informal somewhere: · I want to go someplace warm on vacation.· She lives someplace up near Portland, and I haven't seen her for years.someplace to live/eat/sleep etc: · A lot of people who use the guide are looking for someplace to eat.
to be near the place where you are or where something you are talking about is - use this when you do not know exactly where someone or something is: · Is Bob around?· It's got to be around here somewhere.· There are some good restaurants around there.
in another place, not here
also someplace else American in or to another place: · Go and play somewhere else, I'm trying to work.· When the landfill is full, the city will have to find someplace else to dump the garbage.· If labor is cheaper somewhere else, that's where companies will go to build new factories.
in or to another place or other places: · He'll work as a freelance consultant, unless he finds a better job elsewhere.· Make your home difficult to get into, and burglars will go elsewhere.· In North America and Europe, cats are companions for many people. Elsewhere, they are not regarded as pets.elsewhere in: · Elsewhere in the region, conditions are significantly better.
a place where someone usually is or often goes
a place such as a bar or park that someone likes to go to often, especially in order to meet people: · Cafes like "Les Deux Magots" were once the favourite haunts of French artists and intellectuals.old haunts (=where someone used to go at another time in their life): · Johnson will be revisting all his old haunts in Washington.
informal a place where a particular group of people, especially young people, often go to meet, talk etc: · In New York, try one of the celebrity hangouts, such as the Russian Tea Room or Elaine's.· a teenage hangout on Fountain Streethangout for: · The bar is a favorite hangout for soldiers from the nearby base.
the place where someone usually sits or stands, especially in a bar, at work, or in their home: · Gerard was in his usual place by the fire when I reached the pub.take your place (=sit or stand in a place where you usually sit or stand): · The children took their places, and the teacher began calling the roll.
when an object is in a particular place
· Do you know where my keys are?be in/on/near/there etc · The television is in the living room.· Your supper's in the oven.· There's a letter for you on the table.
to be in a particular place in an upright position: · The linoleum was dented where a washer and dryer once stood.stand in/on/near/there etc: · A single tall candle stood in the middle of the table.· A Christmas tree stood near the fireplace.
to be in a flat position on a surface - use this about paper, clothes, books, or other things that can be placed flat: lie in/on/near/there etc: · Several letters were lying on the table.· The children's clothes were lying all over the bedroom floor.· Her packed suitcase was lying near the door.
when a country, town, company etc is in a particular place
: be in/on/near/there etc · Egypt is in North Africa.· The bank is on the next corner.· Can you tell me where the station is?
if a building is located/situated in a particular street, town, or area, it is in that place. Be located/situated is more formal than be .: be located/situated in/at/near/there etc: · The bookshop is located at 120 Charing Cross Road.· A U.S. Air Force Base is located nearby.· The Duke's home is situated in an attractive part of central London.conveniently/pleasantly/ideally situated: · a new hotel, conveniently situated close to the airportconveniently/pleasantly/ideally located: · The two fisheries are ideally located between major markets in New York and Boston.
if a building or structure stands somewhere, it is in that place: · There is a parking lot now where the old school once stood.stand in/near/on there etc: · The house stood next to a church.
if a company or organization is based in a place, its main offices are there: be based in/at: · The United Nations is based in New York.· More than 200 aircraft will be based at Miramar Air Force Base.London-based/Tokyo-based etc: · a London-based insurance company
when something is usually kept in a place
especially spoken if something goes or belongs in a place, it should always be put there when it is not being used: · Put everything back where it belongs when you're through.go/belong in/on/under etc: · "Where do these plates go?" "They go in the cupboard above the sink."· The books belong in the shelves, not on the floor.
the place where something is normally kept or put: · The kids never put anything back in its place.its/their usual place: · I can't find the coffee tin -- it isn't in its usual place.
not in any place
not in any place or to any place: · Where's Nick? I can't find him anywhere.· Yeah, I'll wait. I'm not going anywhere.· a path that seemed to lead nowherenowhere else/not anywhere else (=no other place): · In the Sonoran Desert there are plants that grow nowhere else in the country.nowhere to live/sit/stay: · The hall was already full, and there was nowhere to sit.
American informal nowhere: · She had no place else to live, so I let her stay in my apartment.· I was lonely and broke with no place to go.· We had no place else to rehearse.
to suddenly forget something
spoken use this to say that you know a name or word, but you are having difficulty remembering it at that moment: · That place we visited in Paris, what's it called? It's on the tip of my tongue.
spoken if a name, detail, fact etc escapes you, you forget it for a very short time but you know you will remember it soon: · I know I've heard this song before but its name escapes me.· Although I know that the novel was published in the nineteenth century, the actual date escapes me.
spoken if you can't place someone or something, you recognize them but have forgotten their name or where you met them before: · I'm sure I've seen him before, but I just can't place him.· Her perfume seemed so familiar but he couldn't place it
if your mind goes blank you are suddenly unable to remember something at a time when you need it: · That's... Oh, my mind's gone blank -- I can't remember her name.· My mind goes blank when I have to take a test.
British to forget what you were going to say or what you are supposed to say when speaking or acting, especially because you are nervous: · I dried up just as I was about to talk, even though I had been preparing the speech for weeks.· There was one worrying moment where one of the actors seemed to dry up for a few seconds.
if details, a piece of information etc go in one ear and out the other , you forget them very quickly because you are not interested or not listening properly: · She understands nothing about football so it all goes in one ear and out the other.· He was trying to explain the assignment to me but it just went in one ear and out the other.
to put something somewhere
to move something to a place or position and leave it there: put something in/on/there etc: · Just put the bags on the table.· I can't remember where I put my keys.put something back (=put it in the place where it was before or where it should be): · I put the letter back in the envelope.put something away (=put it where it is usually kept): · It's time to put everything away now.put something down/put down something (=put something you are holding onto a surface): · She picked up a porcelain figurine and put it down again. put something up/put up something (=fasten something to a wall, ceiling, or in a high position): · I'm not allowed to put up any posters in my bedroom.
to carefully put something somewhere: place something on/in/over/there etc: · Every week someone comes and places fresh flowers on her grave.· Place some lemon slices on the fish before serving it.· Food is placed in a large cage, and when the animal enters, the door drops down.· Winters placed his hand on my arm, holding me back.
to put something in a place and not take it with you when you go: · Now, where did I leave my gym shoes?leave something in/on/on top of etc: · Just leave your umbrellas and things behind the door.· She had left all her personal belongings in the London apartment.leave something somewhere: · I'm sure I left my bag somewhere around here.
to put someone or something somewhere and never go back to get them, for example because you want to get rid of them or because you are unable to take them with you: · Retreating troops were told to abandon their weapons and run as fast as they could towards the beach.· A new-born baby was found abandoned on the steps of a hospital yesterday.
to carefully move something into the right position for a particular purpose: · Make sure you position the wheel correctly before you tighten up the nuts.· Federal troops were positioned around the city.
to put a bomb in a public place : plant something in/at/outside/nearby etc: · The two men planted the bomb outside Harrods department store in London.plant something in/on/there etc: · No rebel group has claimed responsibility for planting the explosives in the van.
to put something in someone's pocket, room, car etc in order to make them seem guilty of a crime: · It turned out the security services had planted the documents in his luggage.· He accused the police of planting evidence.
to put something on a surface, especially so that it is flat: lay something on/across something: · She unfolded the map and laid it on the table.lay something out/lay out something (=arrange something carefully on a surface): · Before you start packing, lay out all the clothes on the bed.lay something down/lay down something (=put something you are holding onto a surface): · Farley laid the gun down and surrendered.
to put down something big and heavy which you have been carrying - used especially in literature or stories: set something/it/them down: · They set the coffin down in front of the altar.set down something: · The movers brought in the dresser, which they set down against the wall.
to put something down - used especially when describing events in a formal or humorous way: · Aunt Augusta deposited the contents of her bag on the kitchen table.· After the lessons on the environment, children deposited much more litter in trash cans, rather than dropping it.
WORD SETS
back, verbbank, nounbanker, nounbet, verbbet, nounbid, verbbingo, nounbookie, nounbookmaker, nouncasino, nounchip, nouncroupier, noundividend, noundraw, nouneach way, adverbfruit machine, noungamble, verbgaming, nounlottery, nounodds, nounofftrack, adjectiveone-armed bandit, nounparimutuel, nounplace, verbraffle, nounraffle, verbroulette, nounslot machine, nounstakeholder, nounsweepstake, nountombola, nountout, verbwager, nounwager, verb
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 He placed an advertisement in the local paper.
 You can place orders by telephone.
 I had no idea which horse I should place a bet on.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· I tried putting an advertisement for lodgers in the local paper.
 I didn’t feel that this was an appropriate time to mention the subject of money.
(=arrest someone)
(also an attack occurs formal)· The attack took place at around 10 pm Thursday.
· The government has imposed an outright ban on fox hunting.
· He was beaten into second place in the Monaco Grand Prix.
· She placed a bet on a horse called Beethoven.
 There’s no better way of exploring the region.
· The gallery placed the highest bid of $2.5 million.
· I wanted to find out my father’s place of birth.
(=blame someone in a very definite way)· A military investigation placed the blame squarely on city officials.
· Students are advised to book a place on the course early.
· This situation places the main burden of family care on women.
· The ceremony took place on 13th June at 2.30.
· The world indoor athletics championships took place in Canada.
· Fierce clashes took place with local police.
· Make sure the lid clicks firmly into place.
· A third goal put Brazil in command of the game.
· Lack of funding is putting severe constraints on research.
· The contest took place in Berlin.
(=consider something in context)· The issue must be placed within its historical context.
 The whole town was placed under curfew.
(also put somebody into custody)· Few young people are placed in custody.
 calculations accurate to three decimal places (=one of the numbers after the full stop in a decimal)
· Violent street demonstrations took place in the capital.
· You need top grades to deserve a place at the best universities.
· His divided loyalties placed him in a dilemma.
(=make someone less likely to be successful than others)· Not speaking English might put you at a disadvantage.
· She loved the wild, distant places of Scotland.
(=happens in a particular place)· The region was struck by a major earthquake last year.
(=start an embargo)· The UN imposed an embargo on trade with the military regime.
formal· The coach has placed the emphasis firmly on youth by including three teenagers in the team.
formal (=the building where they work)· They had a long journey to their place of employment.
(=in a line, with the ends touching)· The roof tiles are laid end to end.
formal (=a place where people can go to enjoy entertainment)· Clubs and other places of entertainment must close by 3am.
(also an event occurs formal)· The event took place last year.
(also evolution occurs formal)· We can see signs of evolution taking place in the world around us.
(also evolution occurs formal) (=happens)· A similar evolution was taking place in other great American cities.
(=it happens)· In Elizabethan times, the execution of traitors took place on Tower Hill.
(also expansion occurs formal)· The biggest expansion occurred in the volume of small issue government bonds.
· The largest explosion took place at the main post office.
· The Conservative party put its faith in the free market.
 expeditions to far-flung corners of the globe people flying to far-flung destinations
 visitors from a far-off land far-off galaxies
(=happens)· The fight took place outside a nightclub.
 He wanted to put their relationship on a permanent footing.
 We sailed past the island’s rather dark and forbidding cliffs.
(=a very unsuitable time, place, person etc) This is hardly the place to discuss the matter.
 Troops were put on high alert.
 A couple of screws should hold it in place.
 The killings could put the whole peace process in jeopardy.
· Spending limitations have been placed on the council's housing budget.
 They’ve finally found a place to live.
 She placed a bookmark between the pages to mark her place.
(=makes you remember things that happened there)· My old home is full of unhappy memories.
· A majority of the migrants had come from this region.
(=try to stop someone from doing something easily)· Her father put several obstacles in the way of their marriage.
(=the country or place where something is made or produced)· The rugs are somewhat cheaper in their country of origin.
 I couldn’t find a parking space near the shops.
· She was praised for her efforts to bring peace to the region.
(=a place that is suitable for a picnic)· We found a beautiful picnic spot.
 Presley’s home has become a place of pilgrimage.
· The police raided his home and took his computer.
· I'm sorry if I put you in an awkward position.
 He pleaded guilty and was placed on probation.
 The World Cup will have a prominent place on the agenda.
 The statue was in a prominent position outside the railway station.
 Everything was in its proper place (=where it should be).
 proposals to ban smoking in public places
(=join it)· I walked to the bus stop and took my place in the queue.
(=officially say something or write it down)· I wish to put on record my objection to the scheme.
 All the hospitals are on red alert.
 Rome was his main place of residence.
(=the place where someone is buried)
· The authorities placed strict restrictions on diamond exports.
 George sat at the head of the table, in his rightful place as their leader.
 Keep your credit cards in a safe place.
 Boyd’s goal secured his team’s place in the Cup Final.
 Redgrave won his third Olympic gold medal, and secured his place in history.
 Keep your passport in a secure place.
 Her second son had a special place in her heart.
· We should try to get home before the storm hits.
literary· Fierce storms lashed the coastline.
· Living with my parents put quite a strain on our marriage.
 Strategically placed video cameras can alert police to any trouble.
 Woosnam and Lyle tied for fourth place on 264.
· About six million tourists visit the country each year.
(=visit it in large numbers)· Tourists have flocked to the area ever since the TV series was filmed there.
 You shouldn’t put your trust in a man like that.
 She stood on deck to gaze at the unfamiliar surroundings.
· Our society places a high value on education.
 The ceremony must take place in a recognized place of worship.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· They may be better placed financially than many tenants, but their security of tenure can end with retirement.· The world will be a much better place to live in in about 1, 000 days.· And the wretched thing is that Gore is no better placed.· But what better place for Swindon to score their first league win of the season.· What better place to start than on our own doorstep, with the world famous collections of the Barber Institute?· Unionists had a majority in Lloyd George's war cabinet, but were little better placed in his government as a whole.
· Black and white is the theme here and a large white claw-and-ball bath is strategically placed in the centre of the room.· A few strategically placed stones will show off individual ferns.· She hoped he noticed the Durex she had strategically placed in the top of one of her stockings.· Events are strategically placed along its 5-mile length, with major attractions at either end and smaller events along its path.· Inside the venue, they are strategically placed along the edge of a concert stage.· A Flintstones Band-Aid is placed strategically over the poster.
NOUN
· In addition the church might consider placing paid advertisements from time to time, highlighting forthcoming events which could be made especially attractive to the outsider.· It is essential that sections 0404 and 0405 of this manual on Investment Advertisements is read and understood before placing any advertisements.· Neild placed advertisements in the newspapers appealing for donations.· When you do, place an advertisement in the personal column of the International Herald Tribune to read as follows.· Spooky ... Switching to a smaller scale, we placed advertisements in South London newsagents.· How do place advertisements create meanings for different localities?
· Why, he asked himself, had his uncle, Earl Rivers, been placed under arrest?· Police arranged to meet Robinson on the street, then brought him in for questioning and placed him under arrest.· After thirty-six hours during which Kim was permitted to speak publicly of his ordeal, he was placed under house arrest.· Woolley placed her under close arrest for mutiny.· Park then placed him under house arrest, while his captors went free, and later imprisoned him for sedition.· After he voluntarily returned home in 1985, Kim was placed under house arrest again.
· He placed the bet by messenger.· About half the normal amount of trades took place as traders were reluctant to place bets ahead of the long weekend.· Sam would place bets on the horses for him, as Dad was unable to write a slip, nor comprehend form.· A trader placed bets in the markets on behalf of Salomon Brothers.· The only way you can place a cash bet is with a bookmaker on Saturday.· With our last two food dollars he placed still another bet and lost.· Like every shrewd politician, Michael Heseltine has placed a two-way bet.· He dialed what I gathered to be his bookie and placed two bets of five pounds each on horses racing that day.
· Do not place the blame anywhere but on yourself, because you alone have chosen that path.· He placed the blame on the type of lens usually employed by portraitists, recommending instead those used for landscape.· We must be careful not to place the entire blame upon the amateur historians in Britain's police force.· When he arrived, he placed no blame on us, but rather on the way we were going about our business.· But Bradley will not place blame.· A subsequent military investigation placed the blame squarely on city officials.· This will often happen when counsellees have placed blame on other people and not looked at their own contribution to their problems.· Enough shrewdness and sense of dignity belonged to her that she made no mistake about where to place the blame.
· This is not intended to place a greater burden on recognised bodies than on traditional practices.· The cost of these programs places a heavy burden on those who work.· An alternative strategy for the government in these circumstances was to place the burden of financing social provision upon local government.· Short runs just placed a greater burden on employees.· It was thought fair to avoid placing too frequent a burden on places like Belfast.· Diplomatically, he placed the burden of responsibility on the state officials, calling upon them to find solutions.· Chancellor Kohl has placed the heaviest burden of paying for unification on the average wage-earner.· They say such a requirement would place an unfair burden on them.
· In those days I was quickly incensed about the demands placed on children.· However, I am wary of placing excessive pressure on children and teachers where there are behavioural difficulties or deprivation.· Such cases of organised abuse may place great demands upon child protection agencies, in terms of both overall resources and special practice requirements.· A poor match of work to ability can place children in no win situations.
· All the topics covered would have to be placed in context but there would be no, say, comparative studies.· And recording artists are being placed in that same context.· To explain the difference between the two structures, they are placed in a realistic context.· This is essential reading for those seeking to place this horror in context and to understand its true meaning.· Statements of harmony, as with statements of conflict, have to be placed in their context.· An activated word might be defined as any word placed in a context such that it takes on emotional intensity.· But their details are often still controversial and their meaning can only be appreciated by placing them in context.· Even so, it has to be placed in context.
· As a consequence he placed considerable emphasis in meeting the deadline for the submission of the self-assessment document.· Many school-to-work programs place a strong emphasis on SCANS-type competencies.· Like Degas, the heir in this respect of Ingres, he placed great emphasis on drawing.· In fact, these words break the sentence rhythm, placing emphasis on the words that follow.· From the start, Copyrights placed the emphasis on the international market and, instead of using sub-agents, opened its own offices.· For example, some employers may pay well above the industry, while placing minimal emphasis on the benefits as a result.· He placed the emphasis on high street fashion.· Officials are placing more emphasis on making streets attractive and on mass transportation.
· Subtleties in the texture of the grit, patches brushed clean of lichen, told him where to place his feet.· But it can not all be placed at the feet of the networks.· For a moment he was held, and then he was ceremoniously placed at the feet of the Prime Minister.· On gentle slopes it's easy to place the foot with the sole flat; your bodyweight will then secure the points.· As he reached for the phone, he realized what he was doing-he was placing his foot squarely in a bear trap.· Taking great care where she placed her feet, she trod softly down the stairs.· Then again, why not place my foot in the step of the guy ahead of me?
· Squeezing To boost circulation in the thighs and calves, place your hands on the skin, fingers pointing away from you.· She places her hands on my cheeks and stares into my eyes.· Laura placed her hands on his thighs to still him.· I nearly dropped it when I felt it being placed in my hand.· Rising slowly to his feet, he placed both hands on the table and leaned forward to face Jonadab.· You come back and place your hands on various people's foreheads until eventually you say the right number.· Starting from the middle of the back, place your hands side by side horizontally across the spine.· I placed my hand on the top of the skull and waited.
· Besides, a refusal would seem as if she placed too much importance on an accepted practice.· But the current penchant for mixing styles has placed new importance on that special little table with an individual personality.· Or by placing it third in importance of equipment?· Co., said the measure places too much importance on whether buyers or sellers initiate transactions.· Business courses place an importance on creative thought because it is new ideas which keep a business ahead of its competition.· They place great importance on concrete feedback on how well they are doing.· Resource-based learning has placed greater importance on learning how to learn and the handling of information.· People who place great importance on the goals of autonomy, creativity and growth will have no difficulty in filling the paper.
· This places an upper limit on our lifespan.· If your child crosses that line, you need to place strict limits on his behavior.· An investor can wait for a transaction to match their order by placing it within the limit order system.· Critics charge the bills would cut legal immigration by 20 to 40 percent by placing new limits on all categories of entrants.· Of course applicants may continue to have advice and representation of their choice; we place no limit on either.· Since then, more funds have begun using the word duration in their names, and placing duration limits in prospectuses.· The mutation rate is bound to place an upper limit on the rate at which evolution can proceed.· You may want to place a limit on how much one partner can handle without consulting the other.
· To find out more or to place an order, return the coupon or ring the number below.· Investors and traders who had expected the dollar to fall had placed the orders to limit their losses.· Last summer he was placed under a supervision order after being found guilty of burglary, armed robbery and car theft.· And with it an advertisement for life insurance, plus a little card I could fill out to place my order.· So we urge you now to place your order by post or by phone.· Edna was placing the kitchen in order.· After you have placed your first order, further half-litres come willy-nilly and are put in front of you, until you decline.
· The picture will only appear if it's placed in the correct position.· As the plane circled in search of Dee Zed, the jump team was placed in position.· Then simply place the blocks in position, edge to edge according to your design.· The body of Blessed Eustochia Calafato was also placed in that same position one hundred fifty years after her death.· The best policy is to try not to be placed in a position where you risk serious criticism on account of your behaviour.· Fire Precautions Instructions about what to do in case of fire are placed in prominent positions throughout your place of work.· Open out the pattern and place it in position at the window to check its proportions.· Often the squares are placed in a central position and enclose a figured medallion.
· Up and down hill fences pose problems for the horse by placing a premium on balance and impulsion.· When the top leader places that kind of premium on seamless communication and openness, it sets the tone for everyone.· Both personally, and in his political philosophy, Hobbes placed a high premium on peace and stability.· Barbara, as usual, seemed to be placing a premium on maintaining her composure.· This now places the highest premium on the individual player as the element most likely to win the tournament.
· When he was at Montclair Prep, rules violations resulted in the entire athletic program being placed on probation.· Today he was placed on probation for two years.· Gary DeHart, two-time series champion Terry Labonte's crew chief, also was fined and placed on probation in Daytona.· Anthony Ganguly continued the deception when he appeared before Teesside magistrates and was placed on probation.· Most of those were placed on probation and continued to practice while they completed therapy themselves.· Whereas conventional criminals lack the wherewithal to pay for being placed on probation, no such inability is true for corporations.· Channell and Miller pleaded guilty to a single felony and were placed on probation for two years.
· I place on record appreciation to David Blackmore and his staff for all their efforts in addressing these problems.· She placed the record on the turntable and the muted trumpet of Jonah Jones softly assailed the room.· I am merely placing on record, as precisely as possible, the conditions that determined the starting-point of our inquiry.· That she kept screaming these exact words and weeping had been placed on her record as the manifestation of a childhood delusion.· I also place it on record that I very much welcomed the Minister's attitude in Committee.· Cork, wish to place on record our disgust and concern at the continuing objection to the establishment of this plant.· I wish to place on record my party's stance and my personal stance on the reprocessing of nuclear material at Dounreay.
· There is a danger in placing over-much reliance on the Attorney's discretion.· As a general warning vendors should not place too much reliance on employment cases.· He also learned not to place too much reliance on his senses and feelings.· Conversely, of course, those who have little in common have to place greater reliance on the language.· You will also need to take up references, though do not place too much reliance on these.· If he placed no reliance at all upon it, he can not complain of a misrepresentation.· He said he placed little or no reliance on either of them as to what happened.· However, it is wrong to place total reliance on guidebook descriptions.
· In response the authorities had to place restrictions on capital imports. 6.· To do this it will be necessary to place some further restrictions on the model.· All but one of those released have been placed under heavy restriction orders.· Environmental lawyers warned that this ruling would place severe restrictions on future law suits.· Not withstanding his attempts to appease conservative critics, Mr Frohnmayer's aversion to placing any restrictions on artistic freedom was increasingly apparent.· The papacy, to maintain orthodoxy, placed restrictions on which universities could teach theology.· Few insurers place any restrictions on young people using an organ.
· Two canvas chairs were placed side by side in a machine that begged comparison with the Wright brothers' first efforts.· After this solemn function, the body was placed above a side altar in a crystal urn.· The pulpit, instead of being central, was placed to the right-hand side, looking from the back pews.· A baseline graph actually consists of two graphs placed side by side.· On entering the office I saw that Donald had placed two hard chairs side by side facing his desk.· As one song bounced quickly to another, the words flashed on to two large screens placed on either side of the stage.· All the living and bedrooms are placed on the south side, facilitating the effective area of plain wall on the north.· To serve, place squab on one side of the plate.
· The fact that an increasing number of women want paid employment has also placed further strain on caring arrangements.· Occupational therapists also can modify items to make it possible to use them without placing a strain on arthritic joints.· To accept them all would place an intolerable strain on her health, but she rarely fails to help a charity.· The rapidly increasing urban population has placed an impossible strain on the provision of housing.· Advances in commerce and the use of money were placing great strains on the rice-based economy.· Though his extravagance was well rewarded, it must have placed a severe strain on the house's finances.· The arms are straight, placing the strain on the larger groups of shoulder and back muscles.· But it was the gruelling work schedule Kylie was now working which placed the greatest strain according to friends.
· Now investors place less trust in liquidity and more in their own judgment about a security's risks and potential return.· These bonds were placed in a trust.· You are placing a trust in others that in various ways indicates that you have confidence in how they will perform.· I place my trust in Neil.· Joseph only had the word of Mary; and upon that word he had to place his trust and accept his fate.· We had placed our trust in the Tet cease-fire, which the Vietcong had publicly requested.· He must place his trust in the Prime Mover.· I suppose that I must place my trust in you.
· We will encourage changes to the education system which place a positive value on a pluralist, diverse and multicultural society.· To place a monetary value on the prevention of an epidemic is largely conjectural.· This is partly due to parents not placing high value on a daughter's education.· The other spouse may place a greater value on economic safety and security, Boone said.· This second position places high value on equality of conditions-adding social and economic equality to legal equality.· The students in the above study had parents who placed a high value on education.· Analysts said it was difficult to place a value on the spinoff because Payless' capitalization was unknown.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • But the island that in the prohibition years after 1920 profitably ran the rum trade is well placed for bootlegging cocaine.
  • By the end of the 32/33 season, the club was well placed to progress from friendlies to Junior League soccer.
  • Development agencies are well placed to make this point with the authority of people trying to get a job done.
  • He was well placed to comment.
  • In short, I knew a lot of management educators and developers and was well placed to include them in my study.
  • Professional associations would seem to be well placed in terms of expertise and disinterest to carry out this kind of selection.
  • The clearing banks were ideally placed.
  • These factors, he argues, created a situation where many clearing banks were well placed to expand.
  • But it is unwise to assume that parents will inevitably pose a problem when they are placed first.
  • Fiona Burgess was placed second with Jenny Dwyer improving on past form to gain third position.
  • Inside the bracket the symbol of the central atom is placed first.
  • A government department may place emphasis on careful administration and attention to detail, to research and to political manoeuvring.
  • In fact, these words break the sentence rhythm, placing emphasis on the words that follow.
  • It places emphasis on external evaluation and it undervalues the individual young reader's assessment.
  • Some place emphasis on biotic, others on environmental factors.
► can’t place somebodyPHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
  • A kitten, of all things.
  • He of all people picks his words carefully.
  • She heard, of all things, a piano.
  • She was a homeless wanderer until tiny Delos alone of all places on earth consented to receive her.
  • So, in Missouri, of all places, my Koreanization began.
  • The rest of my offences were committed in self-defence, when I found the hands of all People were against me.
  • There I was admitted by the butler, of all people.
  • William Forsyth began it before he sold out, with the help of John Brown, of all people.
  • But that study was highly criticized for poor mammograms, among other things.
  • I'd like him to look specifically at Personnel's computing problems among other things. 3.
  • It was noticeable, among other things, that she was drinking faster than anybody else.
  • Sniping by the president's men has, among other things, forced the foreign minister to resign.
  • That could mean, among other things, grouping inmates by race in counseling.
  • That meant, among other things, keeping them from making any deal that gave real estate to the Vietminh.
  • The industrial revolution, among other things, necessarily produced general literacy.
  • You have to give Cronenberg credit for nerve, among other things.
  • He immediately changed places so he could sit next to me.
  • Our lives are hard, but theirs are miserable. I would never change places.
  • All the other players then change places.
  • But now the two men have changed places, and the boat has worked its magic.
  • Gwenellen and I changed places soundlessly.
  • No, it was too late to change places at this stage of his life.
  • On odd days, we changed places.
  • Rabia and Zahara changed places, and Rabia now squatted between Jane's legs, watching intently.
  • This is paradox, rather than metaphor: two directly opposed concepts, life and death, change places with each other.
  • Why don't you change places with me?
  • Gradually the clues started falling into place, and it became clear who the murderer was.
  • Once the police received this new evidence, things began falling into place.
  • Things are finally falling into place for the team.
  • Another piece of the jigsaw had just fallen into place.
  • But just in time, it fell into place.
  • Gradually the new global masterplan is falling into place: a series of massive bilateral trade agreements are being struck.
  • I am like the painter of that mosaic, the small pieces are falling into place and I need your help.
  • Mechanisms to ensure gender balance in appointed government bodies were also falling into place.
  • That was our greatest moment together, I think, the moment when our whole future fell into place at last.
  • The route had by now fallen into place.
  • Yet it was not until researchers extended the same effort to the oceans that the bigger tectonic picture fell into place.
  • First prize was an award of $ 1, 500 for the biggest female killed during the year.
  • Even though Ausmus should never have been sent away in the first place.
  • In the first place, it deals with those elements in human nature which are timeless.
  • In the first place, it involves some actual power of control over the thing possessed.
  • In the first place, it was relativist; it proclaimed no value system as its basis; it lacked normative quality.
  • It is the towering, 103-foot cross atop city parkland that landed the measure on the ballot in the first place.
  • My family, my household, and my job all demand first place in my life!
  • This assumes that banks have surplus liquidity in the first place.
  • I should never have gone in the first place!
  • In the first place, New York is very cold in the winter, and in the second place I don't want to move anyway.
  • In the first place, they have a more experienced team, so they're more likely to win.
  • We haven't made a decision, because, in the first place, we do not know enough at this point.
  • Well, in the first place, Quinn would never say such a thing.
  • And there is the question of the relevance of the trading of information in the first place.
  • But he came in the first place, to something he knew would be far beyond him.
  • He didn't remember being given that form; they had probably not even given it to him in the first place.
  • That's how the Richardson's got the Parrot in the first place.
  • The better approach, in my opinion, is to eat the right foods in the first place.
  • These women should never have been sent to prison in the first place.
  • This assumes that banks have surplus liquidity in the first place.
  • We robbed them of their land in the first place to reward the Annamese who collaborated with us.
  • Before fixing a date do some research.
  • Employers generally fix a time limit on the payment of these allowances.
  • He added that while Yeltsin is breathing somewhat easier than he had been, there is no fixed date for his discharge.
  • She said she loved him, they said they loved him, but somehow nobody would fix a date for a marriage.
  • The court will either grant the request on written application or fix a date for hearing.
  • The court will then fix a date for consideration and serve notice on the applicant.
  • The court will usually fix a time limit for service when making directions and this must be complied with.
  • They fixed a date for the weekend and he kissed her goodbye.
  • Bowen had friends in high places, and managed to raise large sums of money from the Carnegie and Rockefeller Foundations.
  • He won't lose his job -- he has plenty of friends in high places.
  • I just happened to have friends in high places, who could arrange things like meetings with the mayor.
  • The Achym family had friends in high places, including the powerful Lord Burghley, and were allowed to return.
  • But Tony and his colleagues have friends in high places.
  • We have friends in high places, they said.
► from place to place/house to house etc► as good a time/place etc as any
  • He sat at his desk, not a hair out of place, and turning a pencil over in his hand.
  • He seemed stern and austere and never had a hair out of place.
  • Joel never has a hair out of place.
► a/your happy place
  • He can be rude and bad-tempered sometimes, but his heart's in the right place.
  • Mike's a little grouchy sometimes, but his heart's in the right place.
  • It is not the first time Cole has investigated highly placed public figures.
  • Last night a highly placed source said the last 12 months had spelt the end of the marriage.
  • Now and then, as a favor to highly placed people, Papa performed operations.
  • Some highly placed people were in fact former pupils of his.
  • The Gingrich investigation is hardly the first time Cole has taken on highly placed public figures.
  • The proportion of highly placed advisers who had nothing to lose if serfs were emancipated would accordingly diminish.
  • His portrait hangs in the place of honour in the Boston office of the Anglian Water Authority.
  • It had the place of honour because, as he'd said earlier, it was unique.
  • It is right that they should be given a place of honour in the history of ancient art.
  • Richard Wilson, the genius of landscape painting, has a place of honour.
  • Stan Wood is the man and he can already claim a place of honour amongst the great fossil hunters of the world.
  • They enjoyed the greetings of people in the street and they loved places of honour at banquets.
  • They were brought out on only a few special occasions and were always carefully washed and returned to their place of honour.
  • It is ideally situated along a charming stretch of canal, near to the Waterlooplein.
  • Missing too are some of the ski mountaineering classics which are ideally suited to Nordic touring gear.
  • Researcher Robert Glover felt that Austin was ideally suited to launch a school-to-work effort.
  • The clearing banks were ideally placed.
  • The hawthorns are a greatly under-rated family and several are ideally suited for small gardens.
  • These skills need much greater emphasis in schools, and work-based learning is ideally suited to acquiring them.
  • This is another species ideally suited to the heated aquarium.
  • We have large quantities of plutonium already separated and in forms ideally suited for nuclear weapons.
► somebody’s kind of person/thing/place etc
  • I'll get back to the kitchen then - I know my place!
  • Everyone knew their place in the family, and Dad's was usually behind the newspaper.
  • George W.. Bush knows his place in the 1996 presidential race.
  • He knew his place, Shamlou mused contentedly.
  • It ought to know its place, which ought not to be No. 1.
  • Mitch and I know our place.
  • She did not love him, but he knew his place.
  • There was a lot to be said for knowing your place if you wanted help from Bloomsbury House.
  • We know our place in this world.
  • After his win in Frankfurt on Sunday, he lies second in the series just behind Michel Robert.
  • Driving a Banbury prepared Prodrive Subaru, McRae now lies third in the championship.
  • He could play with Orlando any old time.
  • If you believed that, then you'd believe any old thing.
► as if/as though/like you own the place
  • My last boyfriend put me on a pedestal.
  • Another will place philanthropy on a pedestal and yet have a resentful, unforgiving spirit.
  • I was the most beautiful, wonderful woman and he put me on a pedestal.
  • If it is going to be special, put it on a pedestal of sorts.
  • Let's face it, possum, there are some who would put me on a pedestal.
  • Modern economies place a premium on educated workers.
  • Barbara, as usual, seemed to be placing a premium on maintaining her composure.
  • In my own garden, I put a premium on fresh greens.
  • International book-building puts a premium on intermediaries' experience and ability to sell to 300-odd investing institutions around the world.
  • Up and down hill fences pose problems for the horse by placing a premium on balance and impulsion.
  • A runaway hamster called Sophie takes pride of place where the school rat once roamed.
  • A Tudor Doll's House takes pride of place in a fine collection of houses and period dolls.
  • Are they to take pride of place, as they should in ballets worthy of the name?
  • At Maastricht next month, political, economic and monetary union will take pride of place.
  • Glass would have pride of place, she said.
  • The statue takes pride of place at Gerrards Cross station.
  • There, pit latrines inside homes take pride of place, their arched entrances lavishly embellished with stone carvings.
  • These were retrieved and now take pride of place in the library.
  • Will the delegates please resume their seats?
  • By the time Michele returned and resumed his seat she was sipping her wine, her plate almost empty.
  • If your opponent interrupts you, resume your seat while he is speaking.
  • Madame Olenska rose, wound it up and returned to the fire, but without resuming her seat.
  • Mr Scott resumed his place, a look of quiet satisfaction on his face.
  • They resumed their seats and Owen slipped away into a tide of music and colour.
  • Winnie resumed her seat and her knitting.
  • "You did well to get that contract.'' "Not really, I just happened to be in the right place at the right time.''
  • An off--duty cop happened to be in the right place at the right time to stop a robbery.
  • Being a successful news photographer is all about being in the right place at the right time.
  • He could be in the right place at the right time when top jobs come up for grabs next summer.
  • He was in the right place at the right time and hustling as he usually does.
  • If we do not provide sufficient places, the necessary skill will not be in the right place at the right time.
  • It was in the right place at the right time.
  • They just happened to be in the right place at the right time.
  • You have to be in the right place at the right time with the right partner and the right judges.
► be (stuck) between a rock and a hard place
  • I liked the town, for all its drab and muted calm; it seemed a safe place to be.
  • In currency markets, when the going gets tough, the investors go to safer places.
  • It just makes your world a kinder, safer place.
  • She put her card away in a safe place - then couldn't remember where.
  • There are some who advocate that, now that that has happened, the world is somehow a safer place.
  • While I was absent, Wemmick had warned Herbert to move our guest to a safer place.
  • After a short distance he swapped places with the woman and drove her and the baby to Winchester.
  • Holyhead could well swap places with the Sealink's basement club Penmaenmawr Phoenix.
  • Kambule claims he was just a bystander when the shooting occurred, a kid in the wrong place at the wrong time.
  • The driver was drunk and hit her as she was crossing the road. She was just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnounplaceplacementplacingdisplacementreplacementverbplacedisplacemisplacereplaceadjectivedisplacedmisplacedreplaceable
1position [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put something somewhere, especially with care SYN  put:  She poured the doctor a cup of tea and placed it on the table. He carefully placed the folder back in his desk drawer.► see thesaurus at put2situation [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to put someone or something in a particular situation SYN  put:  The government is being placed under pressure to give financial help to farmers. Children must not be placed at risk. Some areas of the city have been placed under curfew. This places me in a very difficult position.3in a job/home [transitive] formal to find a suitable job or home for someone:  Some unemployed people can be very difficult to place. He was later placed with a foster family.4arrange something [transitive] to arrange for something to be done:  He placed an advertisement in the local paper. You can place orders by telephone. I had no idea which horse I should place a bet on.5how good/important [transitive always + adverb/preposition] to say how good or important you think someone or something is:  I would place health quite high on my list of priorities.place somebody/something above/before somebody/something Some museums seem to place profit above education.6place value/importance/emphasis etc on something to decide that something is important:  Most people place too much value on money. The company places a lot of emphasis on training.7can’t place somebody to recognize someone, but be unable to remember where you have met them before:  I’ve seen her somewhere before, but I can’t quite place her.8be well/ideally etc placed a)to be in a good situation where you have the ability or opportunity to do somethingbe well/ideally placed to do something The company is now well placed to compete in Europe. b)British English to be in a good place or positionplace for The hotel is well placed for most of London’s theatres.9races be placed first/second etc to be first, second etc in a race or competitionRegisterPlace is slightly formal in most of its meanings. In everyday English, people usually use put instead:· She put the cup on the table.· Innocent people were put at risk.· They put an ad in the paper.
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