Place

Place

1. A location or position. Eugene is a good place to live.
2. An open space, courtyard, market square. It was a nice place to play in.
3. Somewhere for a person to sit. Set the table for six places.
4. A frame of mind. My mind is in a strange place.
5. A house or home. Come over to my place for dinner.
6. A role or purpose. It's not my place to criticize her.
7. Numerically, the column counting a certain quantity. It was 1 followed by 9 decimal places.
8. The position of a contestant in a competition. He ended up in fourth place.
9. The position as a member of a sports team. He lost his place in the batting order.
10. To remember where and when an object or person, has been previously encountered. I'd seen her but I can't quite place where.
11. To arrange for or make a bet. I placed ten dollars on the home team to win.
12. To recruit or match an appropriate person for a job. They phoned hoping to place her in the management team.

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