ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PLACE
Via Old French from Latin platēa courtyard, from Greek plateia, from platus broad; compare French plat flat.
WHAT DOES PLACE MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of place in the English dictionary
The first definition of place in the dictionary is a particular point or part of space or of a surface, esp that occupied by a person or thing. Other definition of place is a geographical point, such as a town, city, etc. Place is also a position or rank in a sequence or order.
CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO PLACE
PRESENT
Present
I place
you place
he/she/it places
we place
you place
they place
Present continuous
I am placing
you are placing
he/she/it is placing
we are placing
you are placing
they are placing
Present perfect
I have placed
you have placed
he/she/it has placed
we have placed
you have placed
they have placed
Present perfect continuous
I have been placing
you have been placing
he/she/it has been placing
we have been placing
you have been placing
they have been placing
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I placed
you placed
he/she/it placed
we placed
you placed
they placed
Past continuous
I was placing
you were placing
he/she/it was placing
we were placing
you were placing
they were placing
Past perfect
I had placed
you had placed
he/she/it had placed
we had placed
you had placed
they had placed
Past perfect continuous
I had been placing
you had been placing
he/she/it had been placing
we had been placing
you had been placing
they had been placing
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will place
you will place
he/she/it will place
we will place
you will place
they will place
Future continuous
I will be placing
you will be placing
he/she/it will be placing
we will be placing
you will be placing
they will be placing
Future perfect
I will have placed
you will have placed
he/she/it will have placed
we will have placed
you will have placed
they will have placed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been placing
you will have been placing
he/she/it will have been placing
we will have been placing
you will have been placing
they will have been placing
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would place
you would place
he/she/it would place
we would place
you would place
they would place
Conditional continuous
I would be placing
you would be placing
he/she/it would be placing
we would be placing
you would be placing
they would be placing
Conditional perfect
I would have place
you would have place
he/she/it would have place
we would have place
you would have place
they would have place
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been placing
you would have been placing
he/she/it would have been placing
we would have been placing
you would have been placing
they would have been placing
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you place
we let´s place
you place
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
placing
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 QUOTES WITH «PLACE»
Famous quotes and sentences with the word
place.
You want a place where you can say that this is your show that you invested in with other actors, but there's also that flexibility of being a recurring actor.
To keep a person ignorant is to place them in a cage.
Releasing a record is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the promotion of the product, but you have to play the game if you are to have a chance of competing in the market place.
We need to have complete certainty that things will work out, not because we are righteous or wise, but because of the time, the effort, the prayers, and the tools we are using. From the moment we are given awareness about some bigger picture or mission, we have to have complete focus on what to do to get to that place.
Museums provide places of relaxation and inspiration. And most importantly, they are a place of authenticity. We live in a world of reproductions - the objects in museums are real. It's a way to get away from the overload of digital technology.
The idea of love as a mysterious, undiscovered world has come to have no place in our innermost imagination.
I remember when my mother pointed to a stone, and she said this was the kind of stone people used to place on the feet of the baby girls to stop them trying to climb away and unbind their feet.
I will always be an actress. I couldn't see myself without acting. But I'd love to direct and keep writing. I don't think one has to be in place of the other.
I love to play; a stage is a safe place for me to be. It's not that way for most folks, but I'd be lost without it.
Morocco as it is is a very fine place spoiled by civilization.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PLACE»
Discover the use of
place in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
place and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Only Corrie among her family survived to tell the story of how faith ultimately triumphs over evil. Here is the riveting account of how Corrie and her family were able to save many of God's chosen people.
Corrie ten Boom, Elizabeth Sherrill, John Sherrill, 2006
A new paperback edition of the infamous novel that shocked the nation
3
Celebrating the Third
Place: Inspiring Stories about the ...
With 20 black-and-white photographs, Celebrating the Third Place brings together fifteen firsthand accounts by proprietors of third places, as well as appreciations by fans who have made spending time at these hangouts a regular part of ...
4
Place: A Short Introduction
This text makes debates about intelligible to students, using illustrations from the news, popular culture, and everyday life as a way into more abstract ideas.
5
Between a Rock and a Hard
Place
A mountaineer who survived a near-fatal accident by amputating his arm when it became trapped behind a boulder in Utah describes how he endured more than five days of hypothermia, dehydration, and hallucinations before managing his own ...
High school football, a hospital of horrors, a long journey, and an unlikely love await Brendan and Casper as they search for a better place...
7
Nice Is Just a
Place in France: How to Win at Basically ...
DON’T BE UGLY. We didn’t come up with these life lessons. We’re just the ones who wrote it all down. This is not self-help. Self-help is for fat people and divorcées. This is how to deal with your problems when you have no problems.
8
The Trip to Echo Spring: Why Writers Drink
In The Trip to Echo Spring, Olivia Laing examines the link between creativity and alcohol through the work and lives of six extraordinary men: F. Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, Tennessee Williams, John Berryman, John Cheever and ...
9
A Dictionary of British
Place-Names
Includes a representative selection of some 17,000 major place-names from the whole of the British Isles: England, Scotland and the Scottish islands, Wales, Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, the Channel Islands and the Isle of ...
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How Racism Takes
Place
White identity in the United States is place bound, asserts George Lipsitz in How Racism Takes Place.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PLACE»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
place is used in the context of the following news items.
Where in the world is the worst place to be a Christian?
Where in the world is the worst place to be a Christian? Persecution of Christians has increased dramatically in parts of the world. Here we list ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Rio 2016: Jack Burnell first Briton to seal Olympics place
Jack Burnell became the first British athlete to qualify directly for the 2016 Rio Olympics by finishing fifth in the World Championship 10km ... «BBC Sport, Jul 15»
David Cameron: Fresh EU referendum negotiations to take place …
David Cameron will hold face-to-face talks with Angela Merkel and other European leaders on eve of Conservative Party conference amid ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
'Ant-Man' Inches Past 'Pixels' to Take First-Place Spot
"Pixels," meanwhile, just barely missed first place with a $24 million debut. While studios always hope for the bragging rights of a No. 1 debut ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
Abby's Place: A Water Destination Hits Its Stride
Since opening in August 2011, Abby's Place has earned a following of regulars and seasonal visitors alike for its breakfasts and lunches, along ... «Hartford Courant, Jul 15»
Gophers picked third in Big Ten West with a few first-place votes
The Badgers received 32 first-place votes, and the Cornhuskers received five. Ohio State was a unanimous pick to win the Big Ten title, with all ... «Minneapolis Star Tribune, Jul 15»
Martin Truex Jr. back on track after 4th-place finish at Indianapolis
After a Midas-like run in the first 15 races of this season, Martin Truex Jr. was brought back to reality over the last four races heading into ... «NBCSports.com, Jul 15»
Mobile Marketing Automation Pt V: Getting right time, right place …
Join us for this live webinar on Thursday, July 30 at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern. Register here for free. Right time. Right place. It's the mantra ... «VentureBeat, Jul 15»
Opinion: Forget crude itself, refiners are the place to make money
The amount of crude oil now sloshing around in tankers and other storage facilities is staggering. With an Iran deal potentially coming to fruition ... «MarketWatch, Jul 15»
Vikings place linebacker Casey Matthews on injured reserve
MANKATO, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have placed linebacker Casey Matthews on injured reserve, ending his first season with the ... «AOL News, Jul 15»
