Word a Day
place
What does place mean?
place (noun): a location or position in space.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use place in a sentence?
- I'll check places I think she might be. (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0)
How do you pronounce place?
/pleɪs/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does place come from?
From Middle English place, conflation of Old English plæċe (“place, an open space, street”) and Old French place (“place, an open space”), both from Latin platēa (“plaza, wide street”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Test yourself: do you know “place”?
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What does “place” mean?
the operator of a motor vehicle
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something that exerts influence
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a location or position in space
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a visual display of information
Not quite: that's what chart means.
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