Tra từ place - Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary

place UK US [pleɪs] noun [ places ]

AREA

1. <E > countable an area, town, building, etc
• Her garden was a cool pleasant place to sit.
• What was the name of that place we drove through on the way to New York?
• They decided to go to a pizza place.
• There are several places of interest to visit in the area.
• It's important to feel comfortable in your place of work.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Places and locations ↑Unpleasant places
2. <E > countable informal someone's home
• I'm looking for a place to live.
• We'll have the meeting at my place.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Home
3. <E > only singular a suitable area, building, situation or occasion
• University is a great place for making new friends.
• + to infinitive This meeting isn't the place to discuss your problems, I'm afraid.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Suitable and acceptable ↑Quite good, or not very good

Common errors:
Warning: choose the correct noun!
To talk about the amount of space that someone or something needs, don't say 'place', say room:
✗ There is not enough place in the office for everyone.
• There is not enough room in the office for everyone.

• The school was a cold, unwelcoming place.
• The mixture of flour, water and yeast is then left in a warm place for four hours.
• New York is reportedly a very exciting place to live.
• I wonder if you could give me some information about places to visit in the area?
• The new law will outlaw smoking in public places.

POSITION

4. <E > countable a position in relation to other things or people
• His leg was broken in two places.
• When you've finished, put the book back in its place on the shelf.
• This plant needs a warm, sunny place.
• Will you keep my place (in the queue) (= allow me to come back to the same position)?
• She spoke to me and I lost my place in the book (= I forgot where I had been reading).
See also decimal place
Thesaurus⁺: ↑General location and orientation
5. <E > countable the seat you will sit in on a particular occasion, or the seat where you usually sit, in the theatre, a class, a train, etc
• My ticket says 6G but there's someone sitting in my place.
• The children collected their prizes and then went back to their places.
• Save me a place (= Keep a seat for me until I arrive) near the front.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Chairs and seats
6. <I > countable the space at a table where one person will sit and eat, usually with a plate and eating utensils arranged on it
• The waiter showed us to our places and gave us each a menu.
• He laid six places at the table.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Providing and serving meals
7. <I > countable a position in an organization, a system or competition
• She's got a place at university
• She's got a place UK on/US in a fine-arts course.
• Our team finished in second place.
• He took third place/UK also got a third place (= was the third to finish) in the marathon last year.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Position and status in groups and organizations
8. <I > countable US used after words such as 'any' and 'some' as a different way of saying 'anywhere', 'somewhere', etc
• I know I left that book some place - now, where was it?
• That bar was like no place I'd ever been before.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Somewhere, anywhere, nowhere, or everywhere
9. take place
<A > to happen
• The concert takes place next Thursday.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Occurring and happening
10. out of place
<A > in the wrong place or looking wrong
• The boy looked uncomfortable and out of place among the adults.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Places and locations ↑Unpleasant places
11. in place
A. If something is in place, it is in its usual or correct position
• The chairs are all in place.
• He screwed the shelf in place.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Places and locations ↑Unpleasant places
B. organized
• The arrangements are all in place for the concert next Thursday.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Managing and organizing
12. in place of sb/sth
instead of someone or something
• You can use margarine in place of butter in some recipes.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Replacing and exchanging
13. take the place of sb/sth
to be used instead of someone or something
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Replacing and exchanging

• To divide by ten, move the decimal point one place to the left.
• Their 2-0 victory today has ensured the Italian team a place in the Cup Final.
• I lost my place in my book when the pages flipped over in the wind.
• I just get on with my job and do as I'm told - I know my place.
• There will be a brief pause in the proceedings while the piano is moved into place.

DUTY
14. uncountable slightly old-fashioned what a person should do or is allowed to do, especially according to the rules of society
• + to infinitive It's not your place to tell me what to do.
• I'm not going to criticize his lordship - I know my place (= I know that I am of lower social rank).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Duty, obligation and responsibility
Idioms: all over the place ▪ go places ▪ in the first place ▪ place for everything and everything in its place ▪ place in the sun ▪ put somebody in their place ▪ take first place

verb

POSITION

1. <E > intransitive or transitive to put something in a particular position
• She placed the letter in front of me.
• She placed her name on the list of volunteers.
• I'd place him among the ten most brilliant scientists of his age.
• + object + adjective The horse was placed first/second/third in its first race (= finished the race in first/second/third position).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Placing and positioning an object

2. place an advertisement/bet/order, etc.
to arrange to have an advertisement, bet, order, etc
• We placed the order for the furniture six weeks ago.
• They were placing bets (= gambling) on who would win.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Planning, expecting and arranging ↑Plotting and trapping ↑Gambling and bookmaking ↑Taking risks

3. place emphasis/importance, etc. on sth
to give something emphasis, importance, etc
• She placed the emphasis on the word 'soon'.
• He placed importance on a comfortable lifestyle (= It was important to him).
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Stressing and emphasizing
4. transitive to find someone a job
• The students are placed in/with companies for a period of work experience.
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Recruiting staff, applying for and accepting jobs

• We placed saucepans on the floor to catch the drops of water coming through the roof.
• The chairs were placed in a semi-circular arrangement.
• His penalty kick placed the ball decisively in the back of the net.
• Please place your questionnaire in the box when you've finished.
• She placed the vase of flowers carefully in the centre of the table.

RECOGNIZE

5. transitive to recognize someone or remember where you have seen them or how you know them
• She looks familiar but I can't place her - did she use to work here?
Thesaurus⁺: ↑Remembering, reminding and reminders
Idiom: How are you placed for...?