place

noun

(physical) An area; somewhere within an area.

noun

A location or position in space.

noun

A particular location in a book or document, particularly the current location of a reader.

noun

A passage or extract from a book or document.

noun

A topic.

noun

A frame of mind.

"I'm in a strange place at the moment."

noun

A chess position; a square of the chessboard.

noun

(social) A responsibility or position in an organization.

noun

A fortified position: a fortress, citadel, or walled town.

noun

Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity.

"three decimal places;  the hundreds place"

noun

Ordinal relation; position in the order of proceeding.

"That's what I said in the first place!"

noun

Reception; effect; implying the making room for.

verb

To put (an object or person) in a specific location.

"He placed the glass on the table."

verb

To earn a given spot in a competition.

"The Cowboys placed third in the league."

verb

To remember where and when (an object or person) has been previously encountered.

"I've seen him before, but I can't quite place where."

verb

(in the passive) To achieve (a certain position, often followed by an ordinal) as in a horse race.

"Run Ragged was placed fourth in the race."

verb

To sing (a note) with the correct pitch.

verb

To arrange for or to make (a bet).

"I placed ten dollars on the Lakers beating the Bulls."

verb

To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job.

"They phoned hoping to place her in the management team."